Nikita Kochnev

Movie - 2023, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role

17-year-old Renal is brought to a sex worker by his uncle to prove his masculinity to his patriarchal father.

Movie - 2016, 2h 15m • as Young Johnny

A night with a troubled stranger forces a young male sex worker to confront a haunting moment from his past that he thought he'd left behind.

Movie - 2025, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role

An anxious brother delays telling his sister the truth about his upcoming wedding, an uncle takes drastic measures to "make a man" out of his closeted nephew, and a young man reflects on his turbulent teen years and the experiences that pushed him to leave his hometown behind. A powerful collection of shorts about the quiet ways in which we learn to stand up to prejudice and doubt.