Between Two Wars
Fall Grants 2019 - Post-Production Stage
Alina Gorlova / Feature Documentary / Ukraine, Latvia, Germany, Qatar / 100 min / Original Language: Arabic, German, Kurdish, Russian, Ukrainian / Interests: Social Issues, War, Immigration, Identity, Creative Documentary
Synopsis
Fleeing the Syrian conflict, young Andriy’s family unexpectedly land in Ukrainian. Now he helps people in the so-called “grey” war-torn zone himself as a Red Cross volunteer. He balances himself between the peaceful and military world, traditional and contemporary lifestyle, neutrality and passionate ideas, keeping or losing connection with his family, which is spread around the world because of war. Some of them suffer from its consequences, some try to escape and some fight for their ideals, but all exist in this war-torn “grey zone”. Will Andriy manage to get out of it, making his first steps into adult life, with any identity damaged or lost?
Credits
- Director
- Alina Gorlova
- Screenwriter
- Alina Gorlova, Maksym Nakonechnyi
- Producer
- Maksym Nakonechnyi, Ilona Bicevska, Patrick Hamm
About the Director
Alina Gorlova is a director, writer, and film editor. Born and raised in Ukraine, she graduated from Karpenko-Kary Kyiv National University of Theatre, Film and Television. In addition to her focus as a documentary director, Alina is also experienced in making fiction shorts, and social and commercial ads. In 2016, she completed her first feature-length documentary, 'Kholodny Yar. Intro', which screened at the Odesa IFF (Ukraine) and Artdocfest (Moscow, Russia). Her second documentary, 'No Obvious Signs', tells the story of a female Ukrainian soldier who undergoes rehabilitation for post-traumatic stress. The film has won multiple awards, including the MDR film award for outstanding Eastern European Movie at DokLeipzig 2018. Alina was a 2019 Berlinale Talents and CIRCLE Women Doc Accelerator participant.
Contacts
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Main Contact
Maksym Nakonechnyi
- Company:
- Tabor LTD
- Phone:
- +380934244919
- Email:
- nakonechnyi@taborproduction.com / tabor.production@gmail.com