ILLUSION OR REALITY?!
An experimental social short film by Ruslan Aksenov
This is a story about our habits and inspirations, that create illusion and reality of our life.
Cast: Angel Ulyanov, Artem Belokurov, Theophilus Emmanuel, Alexey Yandovskiy, Vadim Utupin, Polina Podpletennaya, Darina Belonogova, Alevtina Butuzova, Maria Lotta, Natalie Rukavishnikova, Christina «Kristy» Kasyanenko, Maria Pshepyrko, Vasilisa Neznamova, Dmitriy Parkhonyuk, Artur Nilov, Amir Isayev, Anatoliy Tolk, Mikhail Gasimov, Khloia Gorodkova
Special thanks to UNKLE, James Lavelle, Matthew Pierce, Anna Womso, LAM Production, MEDIAMONKS, Andriesh Gandrabur & «Squat 3/4» team, Nailya Golman, Pavel Tun & «Pluton» team, rental «TSS», MOSFILM studio, Dmitry Stukovnikov, Nopassport records, Nikita Shaitan, Dmitry Nikolaev, Denis Kudinov, Kseniya Butuzova, Maria Gorodkova
Crew:
Written and Directed by Ruslan Aksenov
DOP: Nikita Popkov
VFX, Typography: Nathan Almeras
Producer: Egor Solomatin
1st AC: Alexander Ponomarev
2nd AC: Yaroslav Dementyev
Focus-puller: Nikita Kotov
Camera Mechanic: Alexey Konev
Color: Sander van Wijk
Edit: Ruslan Aksenov
Sound design: Mitya Krupenya
Cleanup: Emīls Geršinskis-Ješinskis
Art-director: Tanya Kan, Alexandra Vagaeva
Costumes: Ekaterina Zakharova, Daria Balashova
Make up: Lia Tunik, Lana Kaun
Stagehands: Maxim Grishenkov, Vladimir Gruzdevich
Music: Unkle — Can’t hurt ( Redux )