Stepan AZARYAN
Степан АЗАРЯН
Stepan AZARIAN
Russia, 2025, 23mn 
fiction
Not Santa Claus
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Не Дед Мороз

 

 Pas le Père Noël

 Ne Ded Moroz

 
Directed by : Stepan AZARYAN (Степан АЗАРЯН)
Writing credits : Stepan AZARYAN (Степан АЗАРЯН)
 
Cast
Igor GORDIN (Игорь ГОРДИН)
Anna SAVRANSKAYA (Анна САВРАНСКАЯ)
Alena BABENKO (Алена БАБЕНКО)
Sofia PRISS (Софья ПРИСС)
 
 

Plot synopsis
Santa Claus decides to hang up his costume to enjoy life in his old age. Having relinquished his powers, he leaves Veliky Ustyug for Moscow, indulging in every excess, making new friends, and truly falling in love for the first time. His family's attempts—Mother Winter, Frost, Snowstorm, and Buran—to bring him back to his senses and a normal life prove futile. This new chapter of his life is filmed by a documentary crew, and no one suspects what will happen when Santa Claus loses his magical powers…
 

Selected in the following festivals or events :
- Festival international du court métrage Short Film Days au Centre Spirituel et Culturel Orthodoxe Russe, Paris (France), 2026
- International Short Film Festival Short film Days, Moscow (Russia), 2025