Don't say hop before you jump (2026)

Director Nikita Lukyanov collaborates with creative director Can Dağarslanı for the short film Don’t Say Hop Before You Jump – featuring equestrian vaulting sisters Alice & Helen Layher. Shot on 16mm film,the visual short follows the German sisters when their daily equestrian vaulting rituals slip into the surreal. As their horse circles the arena anticlockwise, time begins to rewind, carrying the sisters back to the childhood where their shared rhythm began.

Released

2026-10-08

Runtime

3 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Nikita Lukyanov