Artists at Risk (AR) warmly invites you to an artist talk and film screening with a documentary film director, AR-Safe Haven Helsinki resident, Tatiana Chistova from St.Petersburg.
🗓 Tuesday, 10 March
🕔 5:00–6:30 PM
📍 Rosebud Bookshop Postitalo (Mannerheimintie 2)
Join us for a discussion on the current situation in Russia, moderated by Iida Simes, Voima magazine, featuring film excerpts and works in progress by Tatiana Chistova.
Screenings include excerpts from:
– Convictions Portraying young men refusing Russian conscription (2016) https://www.bezrindas.lv/ru/rpff-parliecibas/4623/
– Bless You Exploring life during the COVID-19 pandemic (2020) https://dafilms.com/film/13123-bless-you
– Frau, Frau, Where is the Road to Pillau? Reflecting on experiences under occupation, past and present. (2012) https://artdoc.media/en/movie/frau__frau__gde_doro_2012_53
– Khamidu. Here and There (work in progress) Revealing geopolitical and historical insights by spending a few days seeing the world through the eyes of a plumber during wartime.
The programme includes screenings followed by a discussion with the audience.
Tatiana Chistova is a Russian director, editor, and scriptwriter currently based in Helsinki through the AR-Safe Haven programme with the support of World Organization against Torture (OMCT.) Her work explores memory, conscience, resistance, and human experience in times of conflict. You can read more about Tatiana’s work here: https://artistsatrisk.org/2026/03/02/introducing-ar-resident-tatiana-chistova/
Drinks and snacks will be provided.
We warmly welcome you and look forward to seeing you at Rosebud Postitalo!
Warm thanks to Rosebud and Voima for hosting the event. Tatiana’s residency is funded by the City of Helsinki, the Finnish Arts and Culture Agency, the Ministry of Education and Culture and OMCT.
