[Nov 13] Russian Film Screening (Fade)

Date: November 13, 2026 (Fri)

Time: 18:30

Venue: LG1/F – CBC, Chow Yei Ching Building, Main Campus, HKU

For enquiries, please contact Dr Amir Malikov (malikov@hku.hk)

Russian Culture Festival

FEAR (Присутствие, 65 min, 2025) is a Yakutian mystical thriller with horror elements, and the feature-film directorial debut of Apollinaria Degtyareva @apollinariya_d

The story follows a reclusive young woman forced into isolation. As frightening, seemingly supernatural events begin unfolding in her apartment, the boundary between reality and nightmare starts to blur. The film stars Anastasia Alexeeva, an actress with the Olonkho Theatre, in her first leading film role.

The project won the Work in Progress award at the Spirit of Fire festival and was selected for the main competition at the Mayak Russian film festival. It was also selected for the Bishkek International Film Festival.

Date: November, 13 at 7pm

Presented by the Russian program / European Studies within the School of Modern Languages and Cultures, HKU

Venue: The University of Hong Kong

Free admission but important to make a reservation (https://www.eventbrite.hk/e/fear-tickets-2003605946321?)