Bug in the Anthill (Жук у Мурашнику)

Production Status
Work in Progress
Year of starting production
2026
Release Date
2026
Country(ies) of (co)production
Ukraine, Germany
Languages
Ukrainian
Duration
12’

An intercity bus turns into a time machine, where different branches of the same person’s fate transform within one individual and are preserved on a handycam.

An intercity bus becomes a kind of time machine in which Ivan’s life unfolds through different ages and possible versions of himself. Through the lens of a handycam, we witness his childhood, first love, war, loss, and solitude. In the end, closing the loop, an old Marian passes the camera to his younger self, who glimpses his entire future—and chooses to change it by taking a simple but decisive step.

CREW:
Directing: Yarema Holota
Production: Viktor Hrechaninov
Script: Yarema Holota
DOP: Yarema Holota
Sound: Yevhen Muravyov
Music: Alexey Shmurak
Funding:
Confirmed Financing: €2,500
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