THE SPOT OF TIME

"The Spot of Time" is a cinepoem that intertwines elements of metafilm, found footage, documentary and fiction. The title references William Wordsworth’s poem The Prelude, in which "spots of time" are described as events of profound significance for personal growth. These "moments of illumination," recalled in a state of tranquility and as if relived, become renewing sources of creative energy, imagination, and inner strength.For the authors such a moment was the discovery of old film and photo reels near a fishing village on the shores of the Azov Gulf. Over the course of 20 years, they have returned to this place again and again, gradually uncovering its mysterious properties. Their find becomes the heart of a strange world—one that spans just a few kilometers of shoreline and an hour and a half of screen time.

MIKHAIL BASOV

Mikhail Basov (b. 1977, Taganrog, Russia) - media artist, filmmaker. His video works
has been exhibited internationally in festivals & gallery exhibitions such as WRO media art biennale, Kasseler Dokfest, Japan Media Arts Festival, Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival, Rencontres International Paris / Berlin, Doker Shorts, International Film Festival Message to Man, Moscow International Experimental Film Festival & other.

Main Competition 2025