WOUNDS

INFO

Director

Lesia Diak

Genre

Documentary

Duration

24’

Year

2024

Nationality

Ukraine

SYNOPSYS

Three women who lost their husbands and sons in the large-scale Russian war against Ukraine process grief in the Carpathians. But the beautiful landscapes do not cover the deep hole of loss. Still, Tamara, Liubov, and Svitlana find ways to cope with non-healing wounds through poetry, sisterhood, and dialogue with the film director. At some point, silent nature gets a voice to cry together with humans.

STILLS

CREDITS

Director

Lesia Diak

Genre

Documentary

Duration

24′

Nationality

Ukraine

Screenplay

Lesia Diak

Produced by

Lesia Diak
DocNomads

Cinematographers

Khrystyna Lyzogub
Lesia Diak
Anna Sorokolit

Editing

Lesia Diak

Sound Design

Tamás Bohács

Color

Tamás Marosán

AWARDS AND SELECTIONS

2024
World Premiere
53. Sehsüchte International Student Film Festival
2024
Best Student Documentary
64. Zlín Film Festival
2024
Official Selection
5. i-Fest International Film Festival
2024
Official Selection
5. Plons! International Short Documentary Film Festival
2024
Official Selection
5. Kutaisi International Short Film Festival
2024
Official Selection
5. Carpathian Mountain International Film Festival
2024
Official Selection
4. Zaporizhzhia International Film Festival
2024 - OSCAR ® QUALIFYING
Official Selection
25. Izmir International Short Film Festival
2024 - BAFTA ® QUALIFYING
Official Selection
53. Kyiv IFF Molodist

LESIA DIAK

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BIOGRAPHY

Lesia Diak is a Ukrainian documentary film director and producer. Having previously received a Master’s degree in Communications, Lesia also graduated from the Serhiy Bukovsky Film Program in 2017. In 2022, she completed her studies at DocNomads, an international documentary film directing Master’s program. Lesia is the author of several short documentaries selected for several international film festivals and primarily dedicated to trauma and healing experience. Her work-in-progress feature-length documentary debut Dad’s Lullaby has received the award for best documentary film in post-production at Sarajevo Talents from the East and the post-production grant from IDFA Bertha Fund. In 2023 she founded DramaFree filmproduction company.

FILMOGRAPHY

WOUNDS

2024

 

UNDER THE WING OF A NIGHT

2023

 

JOSZEF IN AUTUMN

2022

 

BUTTERFLY WITH A TRANSPLANT HEART

2019