The Dream of the Little Dancing Men (1997)

Film is about communication. Kobrin pays homage to Vasili Nalimov, to his work and life. Nalimov was a mathematician and philosopher, but was also an eccentric anarchist with mystic tendencies who spent eighteen years in a concentration camp. Nalimov’s philosophy relies on probabilistic methods in the natural and social sciences and applies them to the study of language and consciousness.

• Year: 1997
• Genres: Animation, Documentary
• Countries: Russia
• Languages: Russian
• Runtime: 15 min