mud (2023)

set in an undisclosed russian mud bath facility, the film juxtaposes the mundane routines of staff and visitors against the backdrop of an ongoing war. news snippets, subtle visual cues, and rehabilitation scenes of wounded soldiers create an unsettling portrait of collective indifference to the atrocities unfolding nearby. the oversized title design embodies the totality of omnipresent propaganda tirelessly shaping 'mud-mind' mass consciousness, while the uniform typography, inspired by archival documents and old films, echoes the repetitive mundanity of daily tasks and history's cyclical nature.

mud premiered at the idfa 2023 festival.