2023 / 28′ / Ukraine
Oleh “Simon” Krisenko is a guy from Mykolaiv who went to war in 2014. In civilian life, he was an actor and played in a children’s theater. In 2014, when the war started, he immediately joined a volunteer battalion.
We filmed Simon during his service in the regiment in 2015, 2016, and 2017. Together with other defenders of Mariupol, he ended up at Azovstal and then in captivity. In May 2023, Simon returned home after a year in Russian captivity. He is currently undergoing rehabilitation. He is actively involved in campaigns and support for the families of prisoners and wounded.
Screenings
29.03.2024 / 14:00 / Hall 8
“Planeta Kino”, Blockbuster Shopping Mall, Stepana Bandery Avenue, 34B, Kyiv
At this screening, you will also see the films “When Will The Winter of 2022 End?“, directed by Hanna Trofimova, and “My Dad Is The Lightning Researcher“, directed by Iryna Shostak.
Drector: Yuliia Hontaruk
Yulia Gontaruk is a Ukrainian documentary and feature film director. Co-founder of the creative association ‘Bavilon`13’. She was born on March 6, 1987 in Kyiv. In 2009, she graduated from NTUU KPI with a heat and power engineering degree. From 2007 to 2012, she studied directing at the Kyiv National I. K. Karpenko-Kary Theatre, Cinema and Television University Since 2013, he has been a member of the National Union of Cinematographers of Ukraine. In 2015, he was nominated for the Shevchenko Award in cinematography. Since 2016, he has been a member of the Ukrainian Film Academy. With the beginning of the Revolution of Dignity, Yulia and other cinematographers created the creative association ‘Babylon 13’.
Обрана фільмографія
2022 — Fortress Mariupol
2016 — Ten Seconds
2014 — Stronger than Arms
2014 — The Heavenly Hundred of Maidan Square (Nebesna Sotnya)
2013 — Alcoholic
CREATIVE TEAM
- Producer: Ivanna Khitsinska
- Screenplay: Yuliia Hontaruk
- Cinematography: Yuliia Hontaruk
- Music: Anton Baibakov, Mykyta Moiseev
- Sound: Mariia Nesterenko
- Editing: Ihor Kosenko
- Color correction: Maryna Tkachenko
RIGHTS HOLDER
ivanna.khitsinska@gmail.com