MOTHER
"Molodist" Kyiv International Film FestivalUkraine, 2022
FestShortBerlinGermany, 2022
Long Story ShortsRomania, 2022
Best Director, Best Original Score, Best Editor
Through Women's Eyes International Film FestivalUnited States, 2023
- São Paulo International Short Film FestivalBrazil, 2023
- «Своїми Словами» Film FestivalUkraine, 2023
Synopsis
Somewhere in the present-day Ukraine, torn by the military aggression, two journalists are trying to cover the scale of destruction and suffering – and stay alive. They accidently meet a confused woman whose story is emblematic of the nationwide drama that is happening at this very moment.
Somewhere in the present-day Ukraine, torn by the military aggression, two journalists are trying to cover the scale of destruction and suffering – and stay alive. They accidently meet a confused woman whose story is emblematic of the nationwide drama that is happening at this very moment.
Production year
2022
Runtime
7 min 02 sec
Genre
Drama fiction
Countries of production
Ukraine, Poland
Director & Screenplay
Iurii Leuta
Produced by
Iurii Leuta & Wojciech Karubin
Co-produced by
Orka Film
Director of photography
Anton Lukashenko
Music by
Marcin Kuczewski
Art director
Jurij Grigorovic
Cast
Rymma Ziubina, Oleh Korkushko, Bohdan Zhdanov, Iryna Hromadska, Olimpiada Shamrai, Ivan Bilash, Benedykta Ovsiannikova
2022
Runtime
7 min 02 sec
Genre
Drama fiction
Countries of production
Ukraine, Poland
Director & Screenplay
Iurii Leuta
Produced by
Iurii Leuta & Wojciech Karubin
Co-produced by
Orka Film
Director of photography
Anton Lukashenko
Music by
Marcin Kuczewski
Art director
Jurij Grigorovic
Cast
Rymma Ziubina, Oleh Korkushko, Bohdan Zhdanov, Iryna Hromadska, Olimpiada Shamrai, Ivan Bilash, Benedykta Ovsiannikova
Director's statement
Iurii Leuta was born in 1977 In Kharkiv, Ukraine. After receiving in 1999 in Ukraine a diploma of a mechanical engineer and an economist, for 10 years he worked in the sales sector. At the age of 30 he gives up a main job and starts studying cinema. After two years of studding in Ukraine decided to come to France to continue his study of the film director first at the ESRA cinema school and then at the University Paris X.
2022 – Short feature film «Mother».
2016 - Short feature film « Fils ».
2014 – Short feature film « From Carpathians to Paris with Accordion ».
2011 – Documentary film «Gamlet».
2022 – Short feature film «Mother».
2016 - Short feature film « Fils ».
2014 – Short feature film « From Carpathians to Paris with Accordion ».
2011 – Documentary film «Gamlet».
It is the first short feature film made in Ukraine two month after the beginning of big war in 2022. It was shot in the town of Borodyanka near Kyiv. All devastation shown in the film is authentic. Russian troops were thrown back from the region only two weeks ago. The city still had no electricity, water and heating. The dead bodies of local residents were still lying under the rubble of some of the destroyed buildings shown in the film. While driving to the location set production cars were passing destroyed military equipment and corpses of Russian soldiers that were left after the army withdrawn. As a director I wasn't sure how many of the crew members would be willing to return on the set next day. Eventually everyone has returned. At a 6th week of war everybody were in the deep state of shock, numbness and uncertainty. Despite the horror of devastations the short preparation period and shooting of the film had an effect of big psychological relief on every member of the crew.
Iurii Leuta
Director
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