I Am Curious Johnny

Johnny, 32, works at a call center in Minsk. His day starts with a 6:30 alarm, a crowded bus ride, and eight hours of scripted conversations. The camera captures not actions, but pauses: him staring out the window during lunch break, fiddling with crumbs on the table, hesitating before dialing another number. Director Anna Petrova asks no questions—she simply follows Johnny for two weeks, filming a routine that grows increasingly hypnotic. The film explores not a biography, but a condition: what happens to a person when life is reduced to repeated gestures? Shot on medium format, giving mundane details—a worn doormat, condensation on a glass—an almost tactile density.