Manifesto/Манифест

Manifesto/Манифест
Russia, 2022, 68’
in Russian w/ Arm./Eng. subtitles

Director, scriptwriter, and producer: Angie Vinchito

Children are our future. This found footage film is composed entirely of often-shocking videos that Russian teenagers have posted on social media. Innocent morning rituals on YouTube or TikTok have been placed next to shots of panicking young people fleeing school shooters. And students all over Russia are apparently secretly recording images of violent teachers who can’t keep their hands to themselves. The mobile phone forms a kind of shield between young people and this brutal world, turning them into not only observers but also accusers. However extreme the events, they keep filming. Manifesto is a dark mosaic, cumulatively disturbing, and culminating in a horrifying ending. The film shows how aggression and oppression are unwittingly passed on to the next generation.

Awards
Best Film Award, Envision Competition, IDFA, Netherlands, 2022.

Angie Vinchito
Angie Vinchito is a filmmaking collective, made up of anonymous members.