This is a short film, an epic thriller with a supernatural twist, which Andzej directed for Russian duo Aigel.
In the film, politics and religion conspire to bequeath eternal youth that sends us to the frozen ends of the earth in search of the mythic and terrifying. Tapping into a Russian Orthodox custom, a Presidential figure plunges into a cross-shaped pool of water cut in an ice-covered lake. He disappears into the icy depths - and a much younger man emerges. He is not just planning to be in power for life, he's planning on ruling forever.

Professional or Personal
Professional

Creative Discipline
Film

Role in Project
Andzej was both writer and director of this film. "I am attracted to unique ideas and concepts, always researching for something fresh and exciting. Once I bumped into an image of a man baptized in a cross-shaped ice hole, I knew I had to write a story that would centre around this ritual."

Project Credits
Writer & director Andzej Gavriss
Production company TakeShot films
DP Andrey Nikolaev
Production Designer Julija Fricsone-Gavriss
Executive Producer Elena Panfilova
Producers Ravil Salikhov, Natalia Butova, Rudolf Mirzoev
Line Producer Masha Enatskaya
1st AD Elena Senatorova
Cast director Zhenya Saveljeva
Wardrobe stylist Irene Rovbelle
Lead actors Georgi Martirosyan, Evgeny Shwartz
Editor Vlad Yakunin
Colorist Matt Osborne
CG Dmitry Talin