阿列克谢·帕卢扬（Aliaksei Paluyan），Born in Belarus in 1989, he moved to Germany in 2012 to study film and television directing at the Kunsthochschule Kassel. His short film Lake of Happiness premiered at the Festival du Court Métrage in Clermont-Ferrand, won a number of prizes and was longlisted for a European Film Award. Courage is his debut feature-length documentary.