Siberian Summer: The First Three Films

Black Snow, Stepan Burnashev, 2025, 84 minutes

Gosha delivers groceries to the most remote areas of Siberia. During one of his trips, his truck breaks down, and while busy repairing it, the truck falls on his hand- stranding him in the remote frozen wasteland.

Based on true events.

Outlaw, Stepan Burnashev, 2014, 77 minutes

In this stylish homage to classic Westerns, director Stepan Burnashev delivers a bold and atmospheric Yakutian tale that bridges the deeply local with the strikingly universal. Set against the haunting beauty of the frozen tundra, three convicts break free from prison, plunging into a brutal and unforgiving wilderness. As the cold bites and dangers close in, their journey toward freedom becomes a gripping test of survival, loyalty, and fate.

Stepan Burnashev and Dmitrii Davydov, 2023, 107 minutes

Buckle up for a pulse-pounding Yakutian film anthology where every story hinges on a single, life-altering decision. From back-alley brawls to high-stakes moral dilemmas, this electrifying collection weaves together tales of ordinary people pushed to the edge. A scuffle between teenagers ignites a chain of irreversible violent encounters; a doctor must weigh law against conscience, a married man drifts into a subtle dance of desire with his enigmatic neighbor, a young gambler loses everything on a cruel technicality, an aging father journeys to confront the man who killed his son, not in rage, but in search of something deeper.

A study in moral ambiguity, where the smallest decisions are the ones that echo the loudest.

Watch the full collection here…