When his family becomes scattered across different countries, 94-year-old scientist Vladimir Fridkin embarks on an exhausting journey to meet his great-granddaughter. This is a tender and sincere story of a grandfather’s love, seen through the eyes of his granddaughter.
Tanya Chekhova
2024
About
A world-renowned physicist, the creator of the first Soviet “xerox” machine, and a man of rare inner freedom and wit, Vladimir Fridkin, in his 90s, lives in Moscow—joking, arguing, and reflecting on science, death, and a life well lived.
In 2022, his family is dispersed across different countries. Coping with separation and loneliness becomes increasingly difficult, and movement itself turns into Fridkin’s way of resisting disappearance. At the age of 94, he sets out on a new feat—an exhausting journey to meet his newborn great-granddaughter.
Shot by his granddaughter, Further and Further is an intimate portrait of a remarkable man, where the greatness of a scientist coexists with the vulnerability of a husband, the love of a father, and the fearlessness of a grandfather.
Director
Tanya Chekhova — director
Tanya Chekhova is a director of documentary films and commercials. She works with personal and family stories, exploring memory and intimacy through an observational and intimate lens.
She is the author and producer of the films Let It Soul and Box of Matches (Special Prize at Beat Film Festival). Her debut feature-length documentary, Further and Further, was presented at the Doxumentale festival.
Details
- Director:
- Tanya Chekhova
- Country:
- Germany
- Year:
- 2024
- Filming locations:
- Moscow, Istanbul, Bodrum, Berlin, Lausanne, Erlangen
- Music:
- Cezáme Music Agency
- Language:
- Russian with English subtitles
Reviews
“The film deeply moved me, making me experience a full spectrum of overwhelming emotions—shifting from sadness, regret, and an inexplicable longing that brings tears, to tenderness, joy, and love. The film is entirely permeated with love—more precisely, it is about Love. About the kind of love that lives within a person, that becomes an intrinsic part of who they are.”
"This highly authentic 6-year spanning video diary shows the sparse moments Vladimir, torn between East and West, can see his family members, often with scientific conferences as its decor."