Vadim Dumesh is a documentary director, researcher, and journalist with academic background in cinema, art, public affairs, and economics. Originally from Latvia, Vadim maintains a transdisciplinary approach and is currently exploring the potential of co-creation practices, which he is developing in his doctoral thesis in artistic research and practice Documentary authorship and collective creativity in the digital age, co-hosted by the Fresnoy, the national studio for contemporary arts and the University of Quebec in Montreal. His directorial debut – a short documentary Dirty Business on economic relationships between Israel and West Bank – screened at the competition of Visions du Reel and Jerusalem Film Festival, among other international festivals. La Base is his first feature film.