Russian Election Corruption Bends a School Teacher to its Will | Almost Spring

The story takes place in the beginning of spring, during the Russian presidential elections. Schools across the country are being used as polling stations and Tamara, an elderly primary school literature teacher, like most teachers in Russia, finds herself working the polls. SUBMIT YOUR FILM SUBSCRIBE TO DN ON YOUTUBE Website: Follow DN on Instagram: Follow DN on Tiktok: @directors_notes Follow DN on Twitter: Follow DN on Facebook: Sign up to the DN newsletter: ALMOST SPRING (POCHTI VESNA) by NASTIA KORKIA “From the beginning it seemed important to me to tell this simple story as succinctly as possible. Although in the script the distance to the protagonist was often closer, and I described every movement in detail, in the preproduction stage it became clear that we never really get close to the individual, because the most important thing is to show a person fitted into the landscape and circumstances. And both the landscape and circumstances in this story are monolithic, paralysing, and unavoidable.“ READ OUR EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH NASTIA ABOUT DIRECTORS NOTES Since 2006 Directors Notes has curated the world’s best independent films alongside exclusive daily deep dive interviews which provide behind the scenes insights into the inspirations and production stories of the most talented filmmakers on the planet.