Legends of Our Ancestors
Russia, 2025 | 103 min
Director: Ivan Sosnin
12+
Competition
Feature
A journalist from Yekaterinburg is sent to a remote taiga village where he hears an ancient legend about the Forest Lord. Upon returning home, he suddenly begins seeing this primordial spirit who begs him to save disappearing mythical creatures. Together with his 12-year-old daughter visiting from Moscow, they embark on a journey to lands barely touched by civilization. A journey full of unexpected adventures will bring father and daughter closer together, as only together can they unravel the mystery hidden in the legends of our ancestors...
Director: Ivan Sosnin
12+
Competition
Feature
A journalist from Yekaterinburg is sent to a remote taiga village where he hears an ancient legend about the Forest Lord. Upon returning home, he suddenly begins seeing this primordial spirit who begs him to save disappearing mythical creatures. Together with his 12-year-old daughter visiting from Moscow, they embark on a journey to lands barely touched by civilization. A journey full of unexpected adventures will bring father and daughter closer together, as only together can they unravel the mystery hidden in the legends of our ancestors...
Ivan Sosnin (Russia)
Ivan Sosnin was born on November 12, 1990, in the town of Kirovgrad, Sverdlovsk Oblast. During his teenage years and until the age of 18, he lived and studied in the Nevyansk. Later, he enrolled in the Metallurgical Faculty at USTU-UPI (now Ural Federal University).
Sosnin began his career in the industry by shooting commercials and music videos for a creative agency, where he worked during his student years. He later transitioned to filmmaking, and by 2025, his filmography included 18 short films, three feature films, and a TV series.
His films have been screened at major international film festivals, including:
• Cinequest Film Festival
• Moscow International Film Festival
• Vancouver International Film Festival
• FilmFestival Cottbus
• Shanghai International Film Festival
and many others.
In 2020, his short film «Interview» won the Golden Eagle Award, and in 2025, Sosnin received the award for the second time for another short film, «30 Seconds».
Ivan Sosnin was born on November 12, 1990, in the town of Kirovgrad, Sverdlovsk Oblast. During his teenage years and until the age of 18, he lived and studied in the Nevyansk. Later, he enrolled in the Metallurgical Faculty at USTU-UPI (now Ural Federal University).
Sosnin began his career in the industry by shooting commercials and music videos for a creative agency, where he worked during his student years. He later transitioned to filmmaking, and by 2025, his filmography included 18 short films, three feature films, and a TV series.
His films have been screened at major international film festivals, including:
• Cinequest Film Festival
• Moscow International Film Festival
• Vancouver International Film Festival
• FilmFestival Cottbus
• Shanghai International Film Festival
and many others.
In 2020, his short film «Interview» won the Golden Eagle Award, and in 2025, Sosnin received the award for the second time for another short film, «30 Seconds».
