solo documentary projects

AGE OF NO FEAR (2018, short)

Energized by social media, Russian teenagers protest Vladimir Putin’s regime, facing pressure from police, schools and their parents.

Directed, produced, shot and edited by Olga Slobodchikova. Documentary profiles teenage activists protesting against Vladimir Putin - who has ruled the country since before many of them were born. In 2017, tens of thousands of teenagers poured on to the streets, energized by opposition leader Alexey Navalny. Their youth makes teenage activists uniquely vulnerable to being pressured by adults in their lives - who support Putin either out of their own conviction or desire to conform with the pro-Putin majority. Facing arrests, threats from their teachers and fears of their parents, the teens face a choice if the stakes are too high to continue their activism.