Alex Evstigneev
Alex Evstigneev was born and raised in Shatura, Russia. He studied documentary filmmaking at the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography (VGIK). His student film The Track premiered at Dok Leipzig in 2019. His next documentary, The Golden Buttons, was launched at Visions du Réel in 2020. In 2021, Alex Evstigneev directed the animated documentary short Mom's Hair.
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The Golden Buttons
“Everyone can accomplish a heroic act in their life”, says the instructor. But such a destiny is prepared for volunteer teenagers in the presidential school of cadets that trains them to serve in the National Guard created by Putin in 2016. Alex Evstigneev captures these future heroes and reveals their extreme fragility on the verge of indoctrination with sound and images.
The Golden Buttons
“Everyone can accomplish a heroic act in their life”, says the instructor. But such a destiny is prepared for volunteer teenagers in the presidential school of cadets that trains them to serve in the National Guard created by Putin in 2016. Alex Evstigneev captures these future heroes and reveals their extreme fragility on the verge of indoctrination with sound and images.
