The Optimystica Orchestra features Tequilajazzz singer and bass player Yevgeny Fyodorov, ex-Akvarium cellist Seva Gakkel and musicians of such popular local bands as Leningrad, Spitfire and Markscheider Kunst as well as session players. The band was formed to provide live musical accompaniament to Russian screenings of "Ten Minutes Older: The Cello," a unique compilation of eight 10-minute short films made by some of the world's greatest film directors released this year.