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Maxim Zhestkov

Director · Russia · 12 films on Cinelet · 2011–2021 · 39 min in all
Vimeo Staff Pick ×8
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4 min

Latest film · 2021

Artificial Organisms

An abstract CG meditation imagining digital-born creatures that evolve on their own inside virtual worlds, beyond human control and familiar forms.

Experimental · 4 min · 9.8K views

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4 min Artificial Organisms 2021 · Experimental · 9.8K views An abstract CG meditation imagining digital-born creatures that evolve on their own inside virtual worlds, beyond human control and familiar forms. Vimeo Staff Pick 2 min Optics 2020 · Experimental · 8.3K views Computer-generated glass sculptures in a gallery space bend and scatter light, exploring refractions and colours impossible in reality. 4 min Computations 2019 · Experimental · 26K views A speculative art film imagining a future where computation leaves our devices and becomes vast, synchronized particle systems moving through space and architecture. Vimeo Staff Pick 2 min Supernova 2019 · Experimental · 11K views Particles gather into intricate structures and burst apart again in an abstract meditation on cosmic explosions as forces of creation. Vimeo Staff Pick 3 min Volumes 2018 · Experimental · 10K views Billions of colourful particles drift, collide and swarm in a hypnotic, wordless ballet, governed by invisible forces that seem to give them emotions of their own. Vimeo Staff Pick 2 min Layers 2018 · Experimental · 9.1K views Dark geometric monoliths are sliced by invisible forms, revealing vivid, intricate inner structures in this CG digital art film. Vimeo Staff Pick 2 min Elements 2017 · Experimental · 5.8K views Billions of tiny particles, governed by forces of attraction and tension, gather into shapes and collective movements that evoke emotions, relationships and the building blocks of life. 5 min Sputnik 2015 · Sci-Fi · 403K views An abstract CGI journey following an extraterrestrial mind as it evolves and moves toward the light. Vimeo Staff Pick 5 min Recursion 2015 · Sci-Fi · 8K views An abstract CG piece blending design and storytelling, where simple forms evolve through recursive patterns. Vimeo Staff Pick 2 min Modul 2015 · Experimental · 5.9K views Minimalist CG animation built as the visual identity for an imaginary TV channel, with geometric modules moving in precise, hypnotic patterns. 4 min Jupiter II 2014 · Sci-Fi · 332K views An abstract, mysterious sci-fi piece blending live action and digital imagery into a cosmic visual experience. Vimeo Staff Pick 3 min Signal 2011 · Sci-Fi · ♥︎ 3.7K A wordless CG sci-fi piece by Maxim Zhestkov built around a mysterious signal, told through striking visuals and sound design.

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