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Pavel Talankin
A Russian teacher and filmmaker risks everything to expose the truth through his powerful anti-war documentary, defying government oppression and challenging a nation's silence.
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- Cinematographer
In short · Directing since 2025, 1 Academy Award win.
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Biography
Pavel Talankin is a Russian teacher and documentary filmmaker known for his work at Karabash Primary School No. 1 in Karabash, Chelyabinsk Oblast, where he served as a teacher-organizer and school videographer. He is credited as co-director, cinematographer, and narrator of the 2025 documentary feature *Mr Nobody Against Putin*, an anti-war opposition film. Through this work, Talankin contributes to the growing body of independent Russian media addressing political and social issues.
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1 winAcademy Awards
- Won2025Oscar — Documentary (feature)
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Non-headline appearances — talk-show, awards-show, panel, and archive-footage credits, kept separate from the main filmography.
- Mr. Nobody Against PutinSelf - Also narrator · 2025
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