In the first issue of the self-published cinematographic zine of Belarusian Cinema Konchenyy movement, directors scattered all over the world have adapted to screen hilarious and poignant news stories written by Anton Serenekov in 2022, one of the last independent journalists working in Belarus. To do this, the filmmakers had to recreate and reimagine the most mystical country in Europe with makeshift means. But let's be real, these Belarusian filmmakers are experts in making the most out of nothing!

Of course, anyone can be a Belarusian Konchenyy director: in the first issue we’ve got the Golden Bear winner Radu Jude who’s actually never set foot in Belarus despite being inspired by Belarusian film; and Pierre Leon (Golden Leopard nominee), who discovered here a magical oasis between his conflicting motherlands of France and Russia. Still, most of the auteurs are authentically Belarusian: Lesley Knife is the godfather of Belarusian doom metal (he provided his own score for the short, albeit solo and not with his band Gods Tower), another star contributor is Ihar Chyshchenia, a documentarian who used to make films at the National Film Studio Belarusfilm but now went independent and tacked the theme of the depression epidemic through autobiographical lense.