Divia
Date:
January 9, 2023
Divia
Divia
by Dmytro Hreshko
Gogol Film | Poland
UP UA STUDIO | Ukraine
Valk Productions | Netherlands
Logline
A visually and sound driven immersive journey that portrays Ukrainian landscape across three distinct periods: a period of harmony, the unsettling rupture caused by Russian aggression, and the gradual process of its regeneration.
Synopsis
Divia documentary reveals Ukraine’s harrowing journey through unprecedented Russian aggression and its haunting aftermath: forests reduced to ash, fields damaged by explosions, and the haunting presence of abandoned military wreckage amidst treacherous minefields. Amidst this desolation, nature stands as a silent witness, absorbing and beginning to heal from the scars of conflict. The meditative narrative without any dialogues follows deminers, body searchers, environmentalists, and animal activists who navigate the wreckage, striving to quantify the tragedy’s impact and restore Ukraine’s fragile ecosystems.
Director’s Profile
Dmytro is an eco activist, cinematographer and director. In 2020 a short film “Save me, doctor!” (2020) received the award “Best Ukrainian film of 2020” at the 14th Lviv International Short Film Festival “Wiz Art” and a special jury prize at the Kyiv International Film Festival “Molodist”. In 2021, his first full-length documentary film “Mountains and heaven in between” was premiered at the 19 Docudays UA. It’s international premiere happened at Sheffield DocFest, and it was screened at FIPADOC, DOK Leipzig, Krakow Film Festival. Regular participant of international workshops and pitchings like Sunny Side of the Doc, DOK Leipzig Co-Pro Market, The Baltic Sea Docs, East Doc Platform, CEDOC Market, Eurodoc. Member of Ukrainian Association of Cinematographers and Ukrainian Film Academy.
Since 2020, he has been an active participant in the Transcarpathian Film Commission and is a co-founder and program coordinator of the Carpathian International Mountain Film
Festival (CMIFF) in the city of Uzhhorod. His second film, King Lear: How We Looked for Love During the War, explores the world of amateur theatre for refugees in western Ukraine.
Company Profile
UP UA STUDIO – Polina Herman is a Ukrainian film producer. Since 2016, she founded her own production company “UP UA STUDIO”, aimed at supporting Ukrainian cinema. In 2023, she founded the company “UP USA STUDIO” in Los Angeles, where she has been living since 2022. She moved there after the beginning of Russian full-scale invasion. Polina is a member of several film academies and guilds, including the Television Academy, Producers Guild of America and the European Film Academy. She is also a member of Ukrainian Film Academy.
Her filmography includes documentaries “The Price of Conflict”, “King Lear: How We Looked for Love During the War”, “Mountains in Heaven in Between” and feature film “Between Us”.
UP UA STUDIO is a Ukrainian film company founded in 2016 by producer Polina Herman. The company produces both full-length feature and documentary films and short films, catering to festival formats as well as broader audiences. UP UA STUDIO is capable of providing a full cycle of film production and developing projects in the audiovisual sector. Additionally, it organizes different large-scale film events aimed at promoting Ukrainian cinema.
GOGOL FILM – Glib Lukianets is Ukrainian-Polish film producer and writer, the owner of Gogol Film and Gogol Vertigo production houses, that focus on social and national issues by creative storytelling and new art forms. Glib Lukianets was born in Kyiv, Ukraine, 26 December 1991 – on the day of dissolution of the Soviet Union. He earned his Master’s Degree in Economics from Kyiv National Economic University and Master’s Degree in Arts from Leon Schiller National Film School – one of leading film academies according to The Hollywood Reporter’s numerous ratings. Since 2014 Glib Lukianets is based in Lodz, Poland. Glib’s favorite colors are red and green, favorite scent is hibiscus with olibanum.