A Single Applause

Director: Maria Lapshina
Short Short
Russian Federation | 4 min
Russian w/ English subtitles

A father, worn down by the routine of everyday life, comes to a children’s play with his daughter and unexpectedly becomes part of the performance himself. He has no idea how profoundly this moment will change his life.


Screens in Shorts Program: Low Tide

Sunday, June 14, 2026 4:00 PM
Shorts Program: Low Tide
Basie Center Cinemas

Shorts Program: Low Tide

Sunday, June 14, 2026 4:00 PM

Basie Center Cinemas

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Director’s bio:

Born in Moscow in 1998. Graduated from the Acting Department of the Moscow Art Theatre School in 2019.

Worked at the theaters: the Center for Drama and Directing, Gogol Center, Meyerhold Center, Na Bronnaya Theatre, and Praktika Theatre.

Currently performing at the Theatre of Nations and the Brusnikin Workshop.

In 2023, became a quarterfinalist on The Voice Russia (Season 11).

Winner of the Moscow International Film Festival pitching award for the TV series script Transsib.

Worked in theater with directors such as Anton Fedorov, Maxim Didenko, Yuri Kvyatkovsky, Kirill Serebrennikov, Alexey Agranovich, and Philip Grigoryan.

Worked in film with directors such as Dmitry Dyachenko, Kirill Sokolov, Konstantin Smirnov, Vlad Furman, Sergey Filatov, Svetlana Proskurina, Vladimir Bitokov, Vera Storozheva, Darya Moroz, Yuri Moroz, and Konstantin Buslov.

Since 2025, studying screenwriting at the Industry Film and Television School.

Sings in the bands “Perelet” and “Fire Granny.”

Made her directorial debut with the film Applause.