CFF: Illusions
15 90 mins
15 90 mins
USA, 2025, 90 mins. DIRECTOR: Alisa Melikova.
WITH: Svetlana Kifa, Inna Yesilevskaya, Arnold Shvetsov, Andrei Kouznetsov, Olya Mikhaylova, Irina Abraham, Pavel Shatu, Alexander Notkin.
This is a story about love—the kind we chase, the kind we settle for, and the kind that sneaks up on us when we’re not paying attention.
It’s about permanence, or the lack of it, and the terrifying realisation that maybe nothing in life—no feeling, no relationship—ever truly stays the same.
Alisa Melikova’s debut film Illusions (2025) is a rich tapestry of emotions, following two couples whose lives have been entwined for 50 years. It poses the question: Is love real, or just a story we tell ourselves? And in the end, does it even matter?
The Cambridge Film Festival is presented by the Cambridge Film Trust, a registered charity with a mission to foster film culture and education for the benefit of the public, in Cambridge, the Eastern region, and throughout the UK.