As It Was
Anastasiia Solonevych, Damian Kocur
Lera has been living in Berlin for almost a year since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine. One day, she makes an impulsive decision to go back to Kyiv for the first time since the war started. On her way, Lera finds out that her family is not in Kyiv and won't arrive until the next day. So she meets her friend Kyrylo, with whom she spends the day, just like before the war.
With : Valeriia Berezovska, Kyrylo Zemlyanyi, Olena Korohod, Sofiia Berezovska
Screenplay : Anastasiia Solonevych
Image : Damian Kocur
Sound : Tadeusz Chudy
Editing : Damian Kocur
Screenplay : Anastasiia Solonevych
Image : Damian Kocur
Sound : Tadeusz Chudy
Editing : Damian Kocur
Production : Exa Studio, Lizart Film
International sales: Salaud Morisset
International sales: Salaud Morisset
Lera has been living in Berlin for almost a year since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine. One day, she makes an impulsive decision to go back to Kyiv for the first time since the war started. On her way, Lera finds out that her family is not in Kyiv and won't arrive until the next day. So she meets her friend Kyrylo, with whom she spends the day, just like before the war.
Damian Kocur is a director and cinematographer. He graduated from the Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School in Katowice and he is a PhD student at the Film School in Łódź. He is the author of the internationally awarded feature debut Bread and Salt and several shorts, including My Heart, which was screened at Premiers Plans in 2021. As a filmmaker, he keeps track of the credibility of emotions on the screen, and considers the authenticity of the characters and their stories to be his most important goal.
Damian Kocur is a director and cinematographer. He graduated from the Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School in Katowice and he is a PhD student at the Film School in Łódź. He is the author of the internationally awarded feature debut Bread and Salt and several shorts, including My Heart, which was screened at Premiers Plans in 2021. As a filmmaker, he keeps track of the credibility of emotions on the screen, and considers the authenticity of the characters and their stories to be his most important goal.