A film by Vladislav Shishkin
A story that spans a lifetime — from childhood dreams to the quiet stillness of late adulthood.
Once, he dreamed of becoming a professional footballer, but a series of seemingly insignificant choices gradually leads him further away from that dream.
Through fragments of memory and everyday moments, a portrait emerges of a man whose life is shaped not by grand events, but by quiet decisions.
The film explores the nature of regret, memory, and the unseen turns of fate.
Once, he dreamed of becoming a professional footballer, but a series of seemingly insignificant choices gradually leads him further away from that dream.
Through fragments of memory and everyday moments, a portrait emerges of a man whose life is shaped not by grand events, but by quiet decisions.
The film explores the nature of regret, memory, and the unseen turns of fate.
Where We Once Were (2026)
Year of production: 2026
Country: Russia
Genre: Drama
Tagline: “So this was life.”
Director: Vladislav Shishkin
Screenplay: Vladislav Shishkin
Producer: Vladislav Shishkin
Director of Photography: Vladislav Shishkin
Editor: Vladislav Shishkin
Composer: Oleg Makarov
Production Designer: Vladislav Shishkin
Elizaveta Kostiukhina
Set Decoration: Vladislav Shishkin
Evelina Rudneva
Costume Design: Vladislav Shishkin
Irina Berezhniuk
Makeup Artist: Alina Gribkova
Assistant Director: Elizaveta Kostiukhina
Casting Director: Gera Gerasimov
Casting Coordinator: Valeriia Golovina
Sound & Sound Design: Vladislav Shishkin
Colorist: Anton Baburin
VFX & Graphics: Vladislav Shishkin
Focus Puller: Denis Ovcharenko
Gaffer: Denis Ovcharenko
Cast:
Pavel Nagai
Aleksandra Kazimirova
Nikolay Markin
Artyom Filin
Andrey Liakht
Polina Kudimova
Nika Merenkova
Aleksandra Sokolova
Igor Riakhovskiy
Age rating: 16+
Runtime: 13 minutes
Country: Russia
Genre: Drama
Tagline: “So this was life.”
Director: Vladislav Shishkin
Screenplay: Vladislav Shishkin
Producer: Vladislav Shishkin
Director of Photography: Vladislav Shishkin
Editor: Vladislav Shishkin
Composer: Oleg Makarov
Production Designer: Vladislav Shishkin
Elizaveta Kostiukhina
Set Decoration: Vladislav Shishkin
Evelina Rudneva
Costume Design: Vladislav Shishkin
Irina Berezhniuk
Makeup Artist: Alina Gribkova
Assistant Director: Elizaveta Kostiukhina
Casting Director: Gera Gerasimov
Casting Coordinator: Valeriia Golovina
Sound & Sound Design: Vladislav Shishkin
Colorist: Anton Baburin
VFX & Graphics: Vladislav Shishkin
Focus Puller: Denis Ovcharenko
Gaffer: Denis Ovcharenko
Cast:
Pavel Nagai
Aleksandra Kazimirova
Nikolay Markin
Artyom Filin
Andrey Liakht
Polina Kudimova
Nika Merenkova
Aleksandra Sokolova
Igor Riakhovskiy
Age rating: 16+
Runtime: 13 minutes
Vladislav Shishkin is a writer-director working in narrative cinema and visual storytelling. His work focuses on people and their contradictions. “Where We Once Were” is his debut short film.
contact@whereweoncewere.com
