The feature directorial debut of Alexander Seliverstov, made with virtually no budget: the cast and crew worked on a voluntary basis, with most of the shooting taking place on weekends . The film is an existential drama about a journalist named Ivan who, after a series of personal setbacks, sinks deeper into a world of his own fantasies, blurring the line between reality and dreams . The narrative freely shifts between genres and styles — from noir and musical to sci-fi thriller — with the image oscillating between black-and-white and color . The film premiered on December 22, 2016, with a limited release in just five cinemas across the country . It was selected for the competition program at the Spirit of Fire festival in Khanty-Mansiysk (2017), where its screening coincided with the opening film Keds by Sergei Solovyov — Alexander's favorite director . The film combines a complex, polyphonic cinematic language with an intimate, confessional dialogue with the viewer, leaving the impression of an "exercise in beauty".