On August 17, a unique double program by director Roman Mikhailov will take place - an artistic dialogue between two films that, according to the author's concept, should be perceived as a cohesive artistic whole. The first film, "We Need to Make Films About Love," shows how a Russian film crew finds itself in Varanasi, India. This is a metaphorical space where love is a symbol of healing for a world on the brink of disintegration. The film was recognized at the 46th Moscow International Film Festival, where it received the NETPAC award for "reflecting tenderness in the waters of the Ganges." In the second film, "Firebird," a poetic search story unfolds against the backdrop of Varanasi: an actress and dancer sets out to find her mother. What seems like an Indian myth suddenly transforms into theater - the boundary between fantasy and reality blurs. As Mikhailov himself admits, light here is a separate character: it sings, glows, and becomes the language through which the film's deep narrative is revealed. Two stories filmed between India and Russia combine documentary observation with visual poetry. The viewer will find themselves in a space where reality and dream intertwine, and cinema loses its usual fixation, turning into an atmospheric dance of light and time. Both films were shot on the same trip, and together they form a kind of "Indian trip" about freedom, love, and mystical immersion. This is an opportunity to experience a rare creative dialogue between films that unite metaphors and visual tropes. In his works, Mikhailov not only captures a plot - he records dreams and transforms them into cinema. More details can be found on the cultural center's website.