Wide awake

Linguist, writer and artist Alexey Ulko examines the Soviet influence on the post-Soviet space during his month-long residency in Baku. Researchers living in Baku discuss with artists, artists and ordinary people, questioning the common reality of these countries and the possibility of their future. It examines the paths chosen by countries after leaving the Soviet Union and the risk of losing their identity in the face of these great opportunities. It is impossible to find exact answers to these questions and to predict, we just live in our reality and observe how the individuals created by these ideologies will behave in the international arenas.

The only son of an Azerbaijani vampire family brings the girls he is in a relationship with home to meet his family.

The host attempts to maintain control over a ceremonial dinner, but as guests quietly defy her order, the ritual begins to unravel into subtle chaos.

The hero is a candle in a world where everyone else is a light bulb, the know-it-all is a shoemaker, the bewildered shop assistant, and the condemning foolish crowd.