How Sasha Came to Love beer?

NOVEMBER 22 · 2026

Law student Sasha lands an internship at a criminal investigation office, expecting paperwork, crime scenes, and the usual bureaucratic absurdity. What she doesn't expect is Ulya. Told with sharp humor and the clarity of a memory revisited ten years later, this is a coming-of-age story about first love, freedom — and acquiring a taste for beer along the way.

Cast

Dugar Zhalsanov

Iuliia Elkhimova

Margarita Litovchenko

PLAYWRIGHT

Sasha Ostras

Sasha Ostras is the literary pseudonym of Lina Kulikova. She holds a master’s degree in Private International Law from Kutafin Moscow State Law University and practices intellectual property law. After moving to Spain in 2023, she began writing fiction and plays. She is the author of the unpublished queer novel “The Diary of Erica Wien” and a cycle of plays about Sasha and Ula. Based in Barcelona, she researches contemporary Catalan-language theater.

DIRECTOR

Angelina Podorozhnaya

Angelina Podorozhnaya is an award-winning documentary director with a decade of experience exploring social issues, human rights, and the lives of vulnerable communities. Her media projects have attracted more than 69 million views, and her films have aired on independent networks including TV Rain and Current Time TV.

Her work has received the Special Jury Prize at ArtDocFest/Riga, awards from the Canadian Embassy and the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation, and support from European foundations. She holds a U.S. EB-1A extraordinary ability visa in recognition of her professional achievements.

TRANSLATOR

Polina Uzornikova

Polina Uzornikova is a writer, director, and producer working in film. Born in Moscow, she moved to the UK and later to the US as a teenager. She has a deep appreciation for Russian-speaking communities and is drawn to offbeat stories about the human condition.