Baltic — Sun At St Petersburg 2003 Documentary New

The documentary allows Russian naturists to tell their own stories. They speak of the profound sense of liberation they found, contrasted heavily with the intense social stigma and misunderstandings of the era.

The documentary opens not with a skyline, but with a sound: the low, rhythmic thrum of a ship’s engine. Then, water. Grey-green, almost metallic, choppy under a low ceiling of cloud. This is the Gulf of Finland, late May. The title card fades in, hand-painted in a faded Cyrillic cursive: Baltic Sun at St. Petersburg, 2003 . baltic sun at st petersburg 2003 documentary new