Liza Erokho

"Closing" is a film almanac made up of nine verses. Instead of a rap beat, there is beer, rain, a beach, a zoo, random conversations, and a city that lives its own life. These are not stories with a beginning and an end, but statements written into the rhythm of the festival, where cinema becomes a way to be together and a way to be alone. Any almanac is a film cypher: everyone goes to the microphone, says their piece, and leaves, leaving room for someone else. "Closing" is exactly that: a collection of voices in which you can hear laughter, fatigue, love, and meaninglessness. This is a film about how cinema closes the day and opens the night.

The last days of summer. Between friendship, love, and impending changes, Lera becomes increasingly lost in her own feelings. As time passes, only fragments of memories remain of this summer.

"Closing" is a film almanac made up of nine verses. Instead of a rap beat, there is beer, rain, a beach, a zoo, random conversations, and a city that lives its own life. These are not stories with a beginning and an end, but statements written into the rhythm of the festival, where cinema becomes a way to be together and a way to be alone. Any almanac is a film cypher: everyone goes to the microphone, says their piece, and leaves, leaving room for someone else. "Closing" is exactly that: a collection of voices in which you can hear laughter, fatigue, love, and meaninglessness. This is a film about how cinema closes the day and opens the night.

Night. A girl runs from her pursuer, but is trapped. A beating, an attempt at violence… Miraculously escaping, she gets home, but the ringing in her ears does not subside. In desperation, she grabs an accordion — and starts playing…

Varya is looking for a way to wake up her mother, because she is bored alone at the country house. The girl’s only companion is the voice assistant Alice.

Fro moves to her father after her fiancée has been conscripted into the army. Unable to find peace in her parents' home, the girl tries to let go and then to try and bring Fedya home whatever it takes.