Victor Kossakovsky

Victor Kossakovsky (Saint Petersburg, 1961) is one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary documentary cinema. Trained in documentary filmmaking in Leningrad, he has developed a body of work defined by a poetic and observational style, often without dialogue and with a strong sensory dimension.

Among his most notable works are ¡Vivan las Antípodas! (2011), Aquarela (2018), Gunda (2020), and Architecton (2024).

Selected movie

Victor Kossakovsky

2025 /
80 min /
Norway
United States of America

A woman walks barefoot over a rocky outcrop, somewhere by the sea. Who is she, and
what is she doing there? Is it a meditation, an act of penance, defiance
perhaps? Or a gesture of love? Director Victor Kossakovsky offers a cinematic and wordless
interpretation of the myth of Sisyphus in Trillion, the second
installment of his “empathy trilogy” that began with Gunda (2020).