Yana ISAENKO
Яна ИСАЕНКО
Yana ISSAENKO
Russia, 2025, 65mn 
documentary
Mind the Closing Doors
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Двери закрываются

 

 Les Portes se ferment

 Dveri zakryvayutsya

 
Directed by : Yana ISAENKO (Яна ИСАЕНКО)
Writing credits : Yana ISAENKO (Яна ИСАЕНКО)
Cinematography : Yana ISAENKO (Яна ИСАЕНКО)
Production : SaNoSi Productions
 

Awards :
Best Non-Fiction Film Award "White Elephant", Moscow (Russia), 2026
Special Jury prize, National Competition, Message to Man : International Short, Documentary and Animated Film Festival, St Petersburg (Russia), 2025
Press award, , Message to Man : International Short, Documentary and Animated Film Festival, St Petersburg (Russia), 2025
Best Non-fiction Debut National Documentary Awards : Laurel, Moscow (Russia), 2025

Plot synopsis
The Moscow Metro has created a choir of employees: cashiers, train drivers, and station workers are learning to sing under the guidance of an enthusiastic conductor. The conductor finds the opera "The Flood" to participate in the competition; it will be performing for the first time. The opera tells the story of the last day before the end of the world. After a successful premiere, the choir embarks on its first tour, where a real catastrophe awaits.
 

Selected in the following festivals or events :
- Award "White Elephant", Moscow (Russia), 2026
- Artdocfest / International, Different cities (World), 2026
- National Documentary Awards : Laurel, Moscow (Russia), 2025
- Message to Man : International Short, Documentary and Animated Film Festival, St Petersburg (Russia), 2025