A fairytale in stone at the heart of Moscow — St. Basil’s Cathedral has defied centuries of fire and war. Built by Ivan IV the Terrible and blessed by a holy fool, it still guards Red Square as Russia’s most radiant symbol.

St. Basil’s: An Icon of Russia / 2021
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Only 16 people in the world share Lyosha’s rare condition. His appearance sets him apart, but behind it lies warmth and a bond that changed his adoptive family forever.

Alienated Love / 2022
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Ever wondered what it takes to raise an elephant?
In Zimbabwe, Roxy Danckwerts has dedicated over two decades to saving orphaned wildlife — giving baby elephants lost to poaching a chance to grow and thrive again.

When an Elephant Smiles / 2019
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Deep in the heart of New York stands Holy Trinity Monastery — a center of Russian Orthodoxy founded by Hieromonk Panteleimon. In the quiet village of Jordanville, faith and tradition unite monks, seminarians, and local families who live by the rhythm of the church calendar.

Jordanville: The Heart of Russian Orthodoxy Abroad. Part 1 / 2026
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How do you keep art alive when your very job is called “un-Islamic”? In Kabul, young designers and models risk everything to bring colour back to the streets — one photo shoot at a time.

Art at the Stake / 2018
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An ordinary office manager, Konstantin Borisov spent seven years turning his childhood dream of becoming a Russian cosmonaut into reality. After rigorous training and preparation for life and experiments in orbit, he finally heard the words he had dreamed of since childhood: “You’re flying to space!”

How I Became A Cosmonaut / 2023
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Peter Scott travels to Tatarstan — a region where hospitality is expressed in endless tea and a table full of traditional treats. He discovers how ancient Tatar customs live on in modern life in this new episode.

Inland Visions. Traditions of Tatarstan /2026
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Instructor “Babay” and the BARS‑16 Cossack training centre turn volunteers from civilian life into fighters ready for the front — teaching them to win, save comrades under fire and rely on faith in battle.

Forging Warriors / 2026
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On September 1, 2004, more than a thousand hostages — most of them children — were seized in School No. 1 in Beslan and held for 52 hours in a gym wired with explosives. The film follows survivors whose lives were split into “before” and “after” this tragedy.

Living for the Angels / 2024
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Branded in the West as the “Merchant of Death”, Viktor Bout was sentenced in the US for allegedly plotting to sell weapons and returned to Russia in a 2022 prisoner swap. This film explores his story through an exhibition of about 40 paintings and prison belongings, created and collected during the years he spent behind bars learning languages and turning confinement into art.

About Viktor / 2025
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What if the harsh Arctic turned out to be Russia’s most welcoming place?
Sasha, an American with Russian roots, heads beyond the Arctic Circle to Murmansk and tiny Teriberka, where nuclear icebreakers and Barents Sea delicacies — from cod tongues to sea urchins — reveal a very different North.

Sasha Meets Russia: Murmansk: Life at the Edge of the World / 2026
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What if we never really left Dostoevsky’s world? More than a century later, his novels are read and reimagined across the globe — turned into plays, performances and even rap, always changing form but never their essence.
Today he is the most translated Russian writer, a truly universal author whose characters feel so real.

Universal Dostoevsky / 2022
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What if “God’s Mirror” is facing its last reflection? On Bolivia’s Salar de Uyuni, the saleros who have harvested salt for generations now watch their dangerous, fading trade give way to far more profitable lithium — and must decide what path to take next.

Men of Salt / 2022 #LatinAmerica@documentaryplanet

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What if Lake Baikal itself chose its people? On its frozen shore lives 78‑year‑old Lyubov Morekhodova, who chops wood, tends cows and still glides across the ice in skates her father made 76 years ago — a Siberian granny whose viral skating videos reveal a bond with the lake that seems unbreakable.

Baikal Babushka. Songs of Life / 2019 #Russia@documentaryplanet

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