The New Yorker has acquired the Alexander Molochnikov -directed live action short film Extremist . The short, which premiered at Telluride, will debut this week.

Extremist is inspired by the true story of Sasha Skochilenko , a Russian artist and musician who was arrested and imprisoned for seven years for replacing four price tags with anti-war messages. It explores the personal cost of dissent expressed on a sticker in a time of rising censorship and authoritarianism.

Extremist is a recipient of the National Board of Review’s 2025 NBR Student Grant. Jean Chapiro, FormaProFilm are the film’s producers. Pic stars Viktoria Moroshnichenko, Tinatin Dalakishvili, Lilian Malkina, and Arthur Smolyaninov.

Paul Moakley, who is executive producer of video at The New Yorker, called t

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