COOL (News from Belarus)

In this cinematic zine, directors scattered all over the world adapt to screen hilarious and poignant Belarusian news stories. Featuring phone thieves, TikTok storks, the tiniest castle in the world, and victims of the depression epidemic.

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Slava Abelyan

Vasily Petrovich (segment "Ostap")

Andrey Apanovich

Ganesha (segment "Depression?")

Yulya Astrovskaya

Self (segment "A Blissful House on the Water")

Timur Batdalov

Ostap (segment "Ostap")

Ilja Bozhko

Man (segment "Sugar")

Brian Bell

Brian Bell

Hank (segment "I love me")

Ihar Chyshchenia

Self (segment "25% of Minsk Residents Have Depression")

Cristopher W. Croton

Saroka (segment "Story 26")

Anna Den

Anna Den

Teenager (segment "Belarusian Man Began to Pleasure Self")

Andrey Freyman

Black Policeman (segment "Man Began to Pleasure Self")

Ari Gold

Shlomo (segment "I Love Me")

Daniela Hanusova

Self (segment "Pohlednice")

Radu Jude

Radu Jude

Self (segment "A Belarusian Stork")

Lika Kareva

Woman (segment "Ostap")

Andrey Kashpersky

Andrey Kashpersky

Man (segment "Sugar")

Kinostranets

Policeman #2 (segment "Belarusian Man Began to Pleasure Self")

Nikolay Konov

Policeman #3 (segment "Belarusian Man Began to Pleasure Self")

Nikita Lavretski

Nikita Lavretski

Leonid Boulianov (segment "Nano")

Viktor Lebedev

Viktor Lebedev

Ivan (segment "Belarusian Man Began to Pleasure Self")

Valentina Lebedeva

Delivery Operator (segment "Man Began to Pleasure Self")

Pierre Léon

Pierre Léon

Benoit Barnum (segment "Nano")

Vladimir Léon

Charles (segment "Nano")

Beyza Meral

Girl #2 (segment "Belarusian Man Began to Pleasure Self")

Vera Morozova

Girl #1 (segment "Belarusian Man Began to Pleasure Self")

Inna Navazhylava

Narrator (segment "Depression?")

Timur Nedved

Man (segment "Nikolay Lukashenko Saves the Day")

Elena Neptunova

Judge (segment "Belarusian Man Began to Pleasure Self")

Vladislav Novozhilov

An Average Man (segment "Depression?")

Pavel Prokopenko

Girl #3 (segment "Belarusian Man Began to Pleasure Self")

Sakti Reysaputra

Krot (segment "Story 26")

Gennadiy Sbrodov

Policeman #1 (segment "Belarusian Man Began to Pleasure Self")

Viktar Shukelovich

Man (segment "Sugar")

Craig Stark

Craig Stark

Tank (segment "I Love Me")

Mariah Stortzum

Klever Kimmy (segment "Story 26")

Michelle G. Stratton

Mickey (segment "I Love Me")

Misha Sulfozin

Man (segment "Ostap")

Daniel Preza Ventura

Vakula (segment "Story 26")

Vincent

Novik (segment "Story 26")

Artyom Zbarskiy

Delivery Man (segment "Belarusian Man Began to Pleasure Self")

Mihas Zuy

Man (segment "Sugar")