The Association of DJs of Flammable Beats — these are the people who made soul, funk and hip-hop familiar at Moscow parties: for 20 years, they systematically educated the public, offering an alternative to a straight barrel. "Box of Matches" tells about the times when broken rhythms were not yet mainstream, and immerses us in the current life of each of the characters, interrupted by musical pauses.

Spring is a time of love, lightness and endorphins. But the spring of 2020 turned out to be very different, isolating us from each other. The Vesna project tells 14 stories about people who, like all of us, found themselves in quarantine, but were able to learn something important and valuable from this experience. Moscow promoter Andrey Algorithmik, who self-isolated himself in the Powerhouse club he founded; Tbilisi gallerist Giorgi Rodionov, who started recording a podcast about dreams; sex blogger Alina Shikut, who launched an online course about accepting your body; a Director who went to a remote village, and a famous photographer who takes pictures of empty Moscow-14 documentary sketches add up to a General portrait of an optimist in quarantine: after all, spring is also a time of renewal.

In his 90s, Russian physics professor Vladimir navigates life in Moscow, torn between Russian and Western values. Separated from his family due to the Ukraine war, he embarks on a final journey to reunite with them, despite recent events.