The Forest. A Little Tragedy

Saturday 25. 1. 2025.
16:00 – The Damned Yard Theatre

When an ambitious tragedian kills his comedian friend out of envy, his life becomes a kind of nightmare. A shadowy forest and a mysterious inn become his prison, until he hears the last joke of his victim’s ghost.

Director: Oleg Yershov
Screenplay: Oleg Yershov
Director of Photography: Egor Lisovoy
Film School: S. A. Gerasimov All-Russian University of Cinematography
Producer: Sofia Gaparchina
Cast: Mikhail Porechenkov, Ivan Dergachov, Filip Yakubovsky
Duration: 17’
Russia, 2024

About Director

Oleg Yershov

Oleg Yershov was born in the city of Kazan. In 2019, he entered the VGIK named after S.A. Gerasimov, the directing department (workshop of V.I. Khotinenko), graduated in 2024.

Filmography: The House I Live In (2022), Me, Tolya Nosov (2023), The Forest. A Little Tragedy (2024).