London-based director Ben Garfield talks about his film, War & Cheese, which tells the story of Oleg Sirota, a Russian man who took advantage of a cheese shortage (brought on by sanctions) by making his own:

"Oleg’s story seems to bring out conflicting reactions in people. There’s an instinct to support a dreamer who’s going all in, even when the odds are stacked against him. But there’s also a concern about the way he’s profiting from the fractured relationship between east and west, and a fear that his nationalist views may be dangerous.

“For me, the challenge of making this film was to try to allow for all of these reactions to coexist. We wanted to remain politically neutral, showing a person’s hopes and dreams in the context of the harsh and barren environment in which they live and work."