Letter for a Schizoid Age

Tarkovsky Meets Shorts

Did you know the earliest films by the Lumière brothers were often under a minute long, not so far from today’s "shorts"? In this second session, Aleksey and Akky continue their slightly obsessive art-cinema conversations: from Tarkovsky to Leni Riefenstahl, and what shorts and social media could still be. They also reflect on professionalism and amateurism: what makes an image truly pure and innocent in the presence of amateurism.

Cinema / Shorts as Windows 🪟

It started with a window.A train to Italy, a child watching the passing world. Aleksey carries that image into his work: a desire to create cinema as new “windows” through which the audience can see, feel, and remember. In this episode, Akky speaks with Aleksey, a друг from VGIK, the world’s oldest film school in Russia, where they met in 2013. From their shared admiration for Andrei Tarkovsky to questions of social media today, they ask: Can cinema or even short-form videos, still shape how we see the world in deeper and more meaningful ways?

Letter for a Schizoid Age

Love (a.k.a. Lavinia) returns from Basel.She reads a letter from her brother Jack, sincere words that echo uncannily with the world we live in today. 🎶 Soundtrack: 21st Century Schizoid Man by King Crimson.

Urgent Prompt ⚡ Slow AI

Luana returns, a yoga teacher from Italy who treats walking not as a pastime, but as a method: a way to come back to yourself, and to the present. In this session, we explore slowness as a practical skill in a world shaped by algorithms and metrics. Luana radically suggests that AI may need “slow time”, not just reactive to optimisation loops. Bonus: a short guided breathing practice with Luana!

Re-embody Self Before Feed

Meet Luana — an Italian yoga teacher who first felt her body’s need in the Mediterranean, bathing with her father as a child. In this New Year Alt-Talk episode, Luana shares how yoga and Ayurveda helped her navigate moments of disconnection—from people, society, and herself.