Synopsis
After the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022 many people started to dream about Putin. And they shared these dreams in the media. Over 1000 dreams about Putin are documented. This film is an attempt to reflect on the theme of repression through a combination of found footage and 3D game animation made in Unreal Engine in order to portray the authentic dreams of those affected by the war and explore the theme of the collective unconscious in society.

Directors' Statement
Unspoken words and repressed emotions come to people in the form of dreams at night.

We wanted to collide the absurdity of real life found footage of Putin and nightmarish reality of documented dreams in this short film in order to be able to destroy the fear of Putin at least in an artistic way.

Festivals
IDFA 2023 (Netherlands) World Premiere
Berlin Critics Week 2024 (Germany)
FIPA DOC 2024 (France)
True/False Film Festival 2024 (United States)
Millenium Film Festival 2024 (Belgium)
Chiayi Art Doc Film Festival (Taiwan)