BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:26878@offbeat.amsterdam SUMMARY:Filmscreening: Mr Nobody Against Putin DTSTAMP:20260831T025139Z DTSTART:20260917T180000Z DESCRIPTION:2026 Oscar Winner - Filmscreening of the incredible story of an ordinary teacher\nwho took on Putin.\n\nJoin us for an exclusive screenin g of Mr. Nobody Against Putin\, followed by a\ndialogue with Mikhail Fishm an\, a renowned Russian journalist\, and Robert van der\nNoodra\, a (Russi an) hybrid warfare and disinformation expert.\n\nIn this programme Mikhail Fishman Political journalist Robert van der Noordaa\nEngineer & Co-Founde r Trollrensics\n\nMr. Nobody Against Putin is a primary school teacher’s r ecord of the\nindoctrination of his pupils to support Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Pavel\n‘Pasha’ Talankin is an unlikely hero. A beloved\, humorou s teacher and school’s\nvideographer. When Russia invades Ukraine\, Pasha is tasked with documenting this\nnew reality. But his footage does not sho w the desired image of patriotism.\nInstead\, his camera secretly captures the increasing pressure\, the loss of\nfreedom\, and the visible militari zation of a young generation.\n\n“Remarkable...an exemplary work of cinema tic modernism\, a reflexive film that\nturns its genesis into its subject and its moral essence.” – The New Yorker\n\nDirected by David Borenstein a nd co-directed by Pasha Talankin\, this uniquely\ncollaborative documentar y paints a poignant portrait of state control and the\nvulnerability of ed ucational institutions under authoritarian conditions. It is\nas captivati ng and joyful as it is eye-opening and sobering\, showcasing rare\nfootage that reveals the profound everyday impact of Putin’s regime on Russians\, \nparticularly its children.\n\n\nEXCLUSIVE POST-SCREENING TALK\n\nHow doe s a state hijack the minds of a generation? Following the film\, we will\n host a deep-dive conversation unpacking the realities of Russian state\npr opaganda\, featuring:\n\nMikhail Fishman\, one of Russia’s leading politic al journalists. As the former\neditor-in-chief of The Moscow Times and anc hor on TV Rain—Russia’s premier\nindependent channel—he has spent decades chronicling the realities of Putin’s\nregime before moving to Amsterdam in exile. He is the author of the acclaimed\nbook The Successor\, published in English by Pushkin Press in January 2026.\n\nRobert van der Noordaa\, a Dutch engineer who lived in Russia and Ukraine for\nmany years. After the Crimean annexation\, he specialized in fake news\,\nconspiracies and in p articular how Russia spreads disinformation with troll\narmies. After comp leting his postgraduate in journalism at Erasmus University\,\nRobert co-f ounded Trollrensics\, a software company tracking disinfo and hybrid\nwarf are campaigns on social media.\n\nGluklya (Natalia Pershina-Yakimanskaya)\ , a leading voice in post-Soviet feminist\nperformance art. Co-founder of the Factory of Found Clothes (1995–2012) and a\nmember of the artist colle ctive Chto Delat since 2003\, she has spent decades\nusing clothing\, vide o\, and collaborative performance to give visibility to\nmarginalized and precarious lives.\n\n<\;span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: in line-block\; width: 0px\;\noverflow: hidden\; line-height: 0\;" class="mce _SELRES_start">\;<\;/span>\; URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/filmscreening-mr-nobody-against-putin GEO:52.376857;4.9220756 LOCATION:Pakhuis de Zwijger - Piet Heinkade 179\, 1019 HC Amsterdam STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:amsterdam-centrum,books,democracy,documentary,eastern docklands, film,opening,performance,stories,talk X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:2026 Oscar Winner - Filmscreening of the incre dible story of an ordinary teacher who took on Putin.

Join us for an ex clusive screening of Mr. Nobody Against Putin, followed by a dialogue with Mikhail Fishman, a renowned Russian journalist, and Robert van der Noodra , a (Russian) hybrid warfare and disinformation expert.

In this pro gramme Mikhail Fishman Political journalist Robert van der Noordaa Engine er & Co-Founder Trollrensics

Mr. Nobody Against Putin is a primary school teacher’s record of the indoctrination of his pupils to support Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Pavel ‘Pasha’ Talankin is an unlikely hero. A beloved, humorous teacher and school’s videographer. W hen Russia invades Ukraine, Pasha is tasked with documenting this new real ity. But his footage does not show the desired image of patriotism. Instea d, his camera secretly captures the increasing pressure, the loss of freed om, and the visible militarization of a young generation.

“Rema rkable...an exemplary work of cinematic modernism, a reflexive film that t urns its genesis into its subject and its moral essence.” – The New Y orker

Directed by David Borenstein and co-directed by Pasha Talanki n, this uniquely collaborative documentary paints a poignant portrait of s tate control and the vulnerability of educational institutions under autho ritarian conditions. It is as captivating and joyful as it is eye-opening and sobering, showcasing rare footage that reveals the profound everyday i mpact of Putin’s regime on Russians, particularly its children.

Exclusive post-screening talk

How does a state hija ck the minds of a generation? Following the film, we will host a deep-dive conversation unpacking the realities of Russian state propaganda, featuri ng:

Mikhail Fishman, one of Russia’s leading polit ical journalists. As the former editor-in-chief of The Moscow Times and an chor on TV Rain—Russia’s premier independent channel—he has spent decades chronicling the realities of Putin’s regime before moving to Amsterdam in exile. He is the author of the acclaimed book The Successor, published in English by Pushkin Press in January 2026.

Robert van der No ordaa, a Dutch engineer who lived in Russia and Ukraine for many years. After the Crimean annexation, he specialized in fake news, conspira cies and in particular how Russia spreads disinformation with troll armies . After completing his postgraduate in journalism at Erasmus University, R obert co-founded Trollrensics, a software company tracking disinfo and hyb rid warfare campaigns on social media.

Gluklya (Na talia Pershina-Yakimanskaya), a leading voice in post-Soviet feminist perf ormance art. Co-founder of the Factory of Found Clothes (1995–2012) and a member of the artist collective Chto Delat since 2003, she has spent decad es using clothing, video, and collaborative performance to give visibility to marginalized and precarious lives.

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