Towards the light

Towards the light

2025
1h 34min

Shot on Mini DV and mostly in Paris, Towards the Light is a personal diary of exile. Through images of light, landscapes and memory, the film captures a year (2023) of reflective solitude in exile for Russian filmmaker Vadim Kostrov and his wife, artist Natasha Goncharova. A poetic meditation on displacement, loss and the search for light through darkness.

Towards the light

Storyline

Shot on Mini DV and mostly in Paris, Towards the Light is a personal diary of exile. Through images of light, landscapes and memory, the film captures a year (2023) of reflective solitude in exile for Russian filmmaker Vadim Kostrov and his wife, artist Natasha Goncharova. A poetic meditation on displacement, loss and the search for light through darkness.
    Released
    17 October 2025
    Runtime
    1h 34min
    Director
    Budget
    $800
    Genre
    Status
    In Production
    Language
    English
    Production
    KOSTROVFILMS
Cast