Nazarii, a grey-haired music teacher from the small but picturesque Ukrainian town of Zalishchyky, is preparing his modest ensemble for a spring concert featuring the composition “Paint Me a Night.” Funeral marches, which are heard more and more often in the town, are turning him into a military conductor. The same ferry that once carried Zalishchyky residents across the Dniester now runs night after night.
Zhora Papoian is a Ukrainian director, producer, and screenwriter. He was born in Mariupol. Papoian is an alumnus of the FLEX exchange program (2018–2019, Charleston, West Virginia) and a member of the ELIA UAx Abakanowicz scholarship program (2023–present). In 2024, he graduated from the National Academy of Arts and worked as an assistant director, screenwriter, and film editor at the KinoArtil studio (2024–2025). He is a participant and award winner of film festivals, including Odesa International Film Festival (OIFF), LIFT, Doc Kyiv Fest, and others.
The Ferry Flows (2025), My Cross (2023), Passport (2023), Language Barrier (2024)
