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The third edition of the international festival Artdocfest Echo in Paris will screen a selection of urgent and powerful documentary films from East Europe and Central Asia. Mr. nobody against putin
mon
17/11
20:00
cohabitants + mission 200
tue
18/11
18:00
hi papa!
tue
18/11
20:00
Black snow
wed
19/11
18:00
with my open lungs
wed
19/11
20:30
time to the target
sat
22/11
16:30
A little grAy wolf will come
sat
22/11
20:30
connected
sun
23/11
19:00
thu
20/11
18:00
stones + iron
thu
20/11
20:00
someone else’s war
fri
21/11
20:00
happiness to all
MR. NOBODY AGAINST PUTIN
Directed by David Borenstein & Pavel Talankin (90 min, USA, 2025)A Russian teacher secretly documents his small-town school's transformation into a war recruitment center during the Ukraine invasion, revealing the ethical dilemmas educators face amid propaganda and militarization.17.11 - 20h Saint-André des Arts+ Panel discussion “Militarisation of Education in Totalitarian Russia” w/ Vitaly Mansky and Pavel Talankin & video messages from the director and main character.
COHABITANTS
Directed by Viesturs Kairiss (20 min, Estonia, 2024)Piirissaar is a tiny Estonian island in Lake Peipus, on the very border of Russia. The Russian Old Believers who inhabited the island appeared here 300 years ago. As the waves have washed the island smaller and smaller, the community here has also fused over time. However, the local culture and sense of life that developed in isolation from the rest of the "Russian world" has not yet completely disappeared from Piirissaar.18.11 - 18h Saint-André des ArtsMISSION 200
Directed by Volodymyr Sydko (65 min, Ukraine, 2023)This is a film about a Ukrainian woman, who during Russia's full-scale attack put her travel business on hold and began transporting the bodies of dead soldiers. Like the mythological Charon, who transfers souls to the other side of the river Styx, she transports the bodies of the dead soldiers who have finished fighting in this world and are on their last voyage.18.11 - 18h30 Saint-André des Arts+ Video message from the director and main character
Black snow
Directed by Alina Simone (102 min, USA, 2024)
When the residents of a remote Siberian town discover that an old Soviet mine has caught fire beneath their homes, they turn to Natalia Zubkova — a local housewife turned journalist — for help. But as her news videos go viral, she suddenly becomes the target of a government-led disinformation campaign.
18.11 — 20h, Saint-André des Arts
HI PAPA!
Directed by Aleksandra Kretsan (79 min, Germany–Kazakhstan, 2024)
Nadia is 31 years old. She has spent most of her life running away. She left her village for the mainland, taking on a new name, a new story, and a new destiny. Years later, she decides to return to the village where her father lives and where her childhood memories remain. This is the story of a woman who chooses to face her greatest fear and, in overcoming it, to find herself.19.11 - 18h Luminor Hôtel de Ville
with my open lungs
Directed by Yana Sad (87 min, Germany, 2024)
Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Yana’s personal journey unfolds amid chaos and the constant threat of war. She faces heartbreaking family conflicts and experiences a fulfilling love with Yaroslava, who dreams of defying oppression while battling lung cancer. Their story takes place in a city consumed by violence and repression.
19.11 — 20h30, Saint-André des Arts
STONES
Directed by Arman Ayvazyan (17 min, Armenia, 2022)The brutal Nagorno-Karabakh War of 2020 ended in a Russian-mediated ceasefire forcing Armenia to cede territory it had controlled to Azerbaijan. As a result, thousands of Armenians living in these regions were forced to leave their homes. Days before the handover deadline, a group of volunteers risk their lives to enter the Lachin region to search for and save beautiful sacred ancient Armenian stone inscriptions known as “khachkars,” from destruction.20.11 - 18h Saint-André des Arts
IRON
Directed by Vitaly Mansky (39 min, Latvia, Czechia, Ukraine, 2024)War doesn’t start and end in battlefields; it originates and is buried in peaceful cities. This film delves into the context of the ongoing war in Ukraine, not by focusing on violence, shelling, or the victims, but by reflecting on the military vehicles that either enter or have long been embedded in the lives and minds of people across various countries.20.11 - 18h20 Saint-André des Arts+ Q&A with Vitaly Mansky
SOMEONE ELSE’S WAR
Directed by Daniel Berger (110 min, Kyrgyzstan, 2025)The documentary chronicles stories of two Kyrgyzstan families whose sons perished serving in a war against Ukraine. Their grief warps the world to the point where nothing makes sense – manual activities have their own logic that might offer a salve when nothing else will. But every this action seems to help parents forget that the death of their sons in someone else’s war was in vain.20.11 - 20h Saint-André des Arts+ Q&A with Daniel Berger
HAPPINESS TO ALL
Director Filip Remunda (96 min, Czechia, Netherlands, France, 2024)Vitaly is a nuclear physicist and recordholder in extreme cold-exposure training, surviving below the poverty line in Novosibirsk. Like the rest of his family, former scientists and members of the old Soviet Elite, he dreams of a return to the great Soviet Union, a fairy-tale country that would eliminate all the injustice from their lives, as the reason for their misfortune lies with the capitalists of the West. For years, Vitaly has expressed his radical opinions on his eccentric video blog21.11 - 20h Saint-André des Arts+ Q&A with Filip Remuda
TIME TO THE TARGET
Directed by Vitaly Mansky (179 min, Latvia, Czechia, Ukraine, 2025)The “time to target” refers to how long a rocket needs to reach its target. Even away from the front, the Ukrainian population is not safe from military attacks. Lviv in western Ukraine, birthplace of director Vitaly Mansky, is struggling to retain a degree of normality, albeit without letting the daily losses of war become routine. Over the course of one year, the film follows the musicians of a military orchestra, veterans and civilians, as they navigate their everyday lives – with heart and the courage to face a merciless reality.22.11 - 16h30 Hotel Luminor+ Q&A with Vitaly Mansky
A LITTLE GRAY WOLF WILL COME
Directed by Zhanna Agalakova (90 min, Croatia-Netherlands, 2025)Alice calls her mother’s work propaganda, but Zhanna believes that she is working for the good of her homeland. Over four summers and one winter, mother and daughter travel across the length and breadth of Putin’s Russia. As their journey unfolds, Zhanna grapples with her past, her secrets, and her identity as both a journalist and a mother—while the country edges closer to a war.22.11 - 20h30 Hotel Luminor+ Panel discussion “Journalism under war, state propaganda, and immigration” w/ Zhanna Agalakova, Marina Ovsyannikova, Andrei Loshak, Reporters Without Borders and Ekaterina Barabash.
CONNECTED
Directed by Vera Krichevskaya (104 min, United Kingdom, 2025)The film chronicles the final journey of 88- year-old Russian former top-secret scientist and philanthropist Dmitriy Zimin, alongside his longtime American friend Augie Fabela, acting US police officer. Against the backdrop of geopolitical tensions between Putin’s Russia and the USA and the outbreak of war in Ukraine, the film captures the closing scenes of a life and a time of peace. Zimin’s story is an embodiment of the harsh historical cycles that have defined Russia over the past century.23.11 - 20h Saint André des Arts+ Q&A with Vera KrichevskayaVenues
the entire film selection will be screened in two historic arthouse cinemas in the city. The audience will have the opportunity to meet the directors and attend round tables in the following spaces. 
SAINT-ANDRÉ DES ARTS
Address: 30, rue Saint-André des Arts 75005 Paris - 180 seats.Saint-André-des-Arts is an independent art house cinema in Paris's 6th arrondissement. Over the years, it has demonstrated its commitment to promoting and supporting films d'auteur, and in particular, documentaries and experimental films.
LUMINOR HÔTEL DE VILLE
Address: 20, rue du Temple 75004 Paris - 180 seats.Now threatened with closure, the LUMINOR Hôtel de Ville is the last independent cinema in the Marais district. More than just a cinema, it has been a place for artistic exchange and expression for over a century (since 1912), attracting almost 100,000 spectators a year.