2026 | Fiction | 19 min. | Russia
"Above" is a philosophical parable about dreams, legacy, and the freedom of thought. In a dystopian future where space exploration has been deemed useless and banned, a boy accidentally discovers an abandoned museum of space. There, he meets an old caretaker who secretly preserves the memory of space travel. A friendship develops between them, and the boy begins to realize for the first time that dreams cannot be forbidden. The film's finale is an emotional catharsis, where the boy becomes the keeper of a lost dream, understanding its importance for future generations.
Director: Dmitry Borzykin
Producer: Darra Dmitrieva
Сast: Maxim Shkolnikov, Andrey Urgant and Petr Fyodorov