

8.010 minSeason 1 • Episode 10
LatestThe brave new world of remoteness has created a new creature, the man of the era of self-isolation, and has given rise to amazing stories that would hardly have happened under other circumstances. Entomologist Victor was given a coupon for a Thai massage session by his colleagues, but instead of pleasure, the nerd got 2 weeks of completely unexpected quarantine away from home. Opposition leader Sasha reposted information critical of domestic medicine. The post was read by his brother - an official from the capital's mayor's office - and asked to immediately demolish everything. To feed a family accustomed to daily rib-eye steaks, Swiss ice cream and sushi, traffic police inspector Kogotkov comes up with a cunning plan to remotely bribe a car enthusiast. And Dimon owes Kostyan a decent amount of money, but he is in no hurry to return it. Kostyan hires Vitya, a scoundrel, to go to Dimon and collect the debt.
Direction
Slepakov's screenlife craft: pure visual storytelling through interfaces.
Writing
Four interwoven scams, each more pathetic than the last.
Acting
Performers built entire characters through webcam quality and typing speed.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Slepakov created this during Russia's 2020 lockdown using actors filming themselves remotely — the screenlife format wasn't stylistic choice, it was legal necessity.
The series predicted the 'remote work heist' genre years before COVID-set films became mainstream — it's basically Russian 'Host' but with more bribe attempts.