Vitalii Akimov

Vitalii Akimov is a director, cinematographer, and photographer, born in Arsenyev, Russia, now based in Paris. He works in documentary film, fashion, and music videos. His style blends raw observation with a dark, poetic aesthetic.

Profile

2 films

The last summer

BLACK AND WHITE DRAMA ABOUT YOUTH IN MOSCOW. THE GUYS ARRANGE CONCERTS IN ABANDONED BUILDINGS, HOLD ILLEGAL BOXING FIGHTS, GO TO NATURE AND STILL DO NOT KNOW HOW THIS SUMMER WILL END.

2024·Russia·1 min

A boy

Vitaliy Akimov portrays his family in the shrinking Russian provincial town of Arsenyev. His ten-year-old nephew Stepan acts as a guide to this grim environment, appropriately filmed in black and white.

2020·Russia·1 min