In Spite of Death

23 September 2026

Director: Svetlana Tandit
Screenplay: Svetlana Tandit
Director of Photography: Vitaly Peresypkin
Producer: Alexandar Suyakov
Runtime: 26 min.
Russia: 2020

Synopsis: The film deeply explores the grand themes of human existence: the fear of the end, the meaning of illness, and the perspective of the Last Judgment. At the center of this narrative is Hieromonk Theodorit (Senichukov), a fascinating figure who harmoniously combines monastic service with his profession as an intensive care doctor. Standing daily on the fragile borderline between life and death, he offers the audience a unique, lucid, and compassionate perspective on the “eternal questions” that sooner or later concern us all.