While searching for her missing brother, 50-year-old Natalia is forced to find a new purpose in life to overcome her trauma.
Natalia, a 50-year-old woman, has put her personal life on hold and devoted herself to searching for her brother – Vitaliy. Faced with an ambiguous loss, Natalia decides to fulfill her dream and begin studying psychology. She immerses herself in this process and eventually finds a way to achieve some closure, albeit indirectly. She goes through a journey from mourning to post-traumatic growth and discovers a new purpose in helping others.
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Сo-production: Martin Walther
Script: Kateryna Holovko, Marharyta Melnychuk
DOP: Marharyta Melnychuk, Denys Melnyk
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Already engaged financial partners and funds:
Suspilne Ukraine, CFI (Canal France International), IWM: Documenting Ukraine grant (Institute for Human Sciences, Vienna), Fritt Ord Foundation, Creative Europe MEDIA Slate Development
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Festivals
The project was developed through the Eurodoc one-week session (2024), the CHANGE programme (IMS, CPH:DOX, EAVE), and the Balkan Watchers Media Program for Documentary Films and Podcasts (2025). It was presented at CEDOC Market (2024), Thessaloniki Pitching Forum (2025), CPH:DOX Forum within the CHANGE programme (Millennium Docs Against Gravity Award, 2025), Baltic Sea Docs (Baltic Sea Docs Award, Riga, 2025), and Balkan Watchers Pitching Forum (2025).
