Nella Agrenich

Nella Agrenich (Vasilevskaya) was born in 1989 in Soroki village, Volozhinsky district, Belarus. In 2012, she graduated from the Belarusian State University of Culture with a degree in rituals and holidays directing (workshop of Nikolay Dudchenko, director and Honored Art Worker of the Republic of Belarus). In 2017, she graduated from the Belarusian State Academy of Arts course on directing feature films (workshop of Renata Gritskova).

Nella’s films were screened and awarded at the international short film festivals in Germany, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Poland, Russia, Ukraine, Armenia, etc. Since 2013, Agrenich has been acting in short films and TV series. Nella started composing poetry at a young age. Her works are included in several published poetry collections.

Director, screenwriter, actress

Filmography

Penpals 23 min.

One Evening, 11 min.

Dad, 27 min.

My Brother, 33 min.

Reconstruction of Insomnia, 11 min.

Close Your Eyes, 13 min.

2017

2017

2016

2016

2014

2013

On a rural, off-road homestead, a woman takes care of her elderly, feeble dad. Dedicated, she had to resign from work and give up her personal life. Every day is exactly the same, and every day her burden weighs heavier.

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Anton and Lisa have known each other for a year and are deeply in love. Living in different countries, they communicate exclusively through social media. On their first anniversary, Anton decides to visit Lisa and take their relationship offline. But their in-person date pushes the lovers to search for new, unfamiliar methods of communication.

Close Your Eyes

In a little village reside two forgotten souls: a mother and her five-year-old daughter. The mother works as a postwoman, and the child has to stay at home alone, waiting for her mom to return. The tranquility of their lives is disrupted by the mother's boyfriend, who pays the family an unexpected visit one day. For the first time in her life, the little girl experiences intense feelings of envy and jealousy that she isn't fully able to grasp yet.

Reconstruction of Insomnia

Mother and daughter coexist in two different realms: mother lives in her dreams, daughter dwells in the memories of closeness they shared. Then, during one of her countless bouts of insomnia, the daughter finds herself on a mystical journey into the corners of own subconscious.