During the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in the spring of 2022, Russian troops occupied the suburbs of the capital for more than a month. This film is dedicated to the educators of the Kyiv region, who did not despair even under shelling, enemy control, and the constant threat to their lives. The viewer will travel through the educational institutions of Hostomel, Irpin, Bucha and Vorzel, to become acquainted with those, who hold, and will be holding in their hands the future of our country.
Director: Kostiantyn Kliatskin
Producer, Cinematographer: Denys Tokarev
Sound: Ivan Bolgar
Music: Dmytro Danov
Editing: Denys Tokarev
Director assistant: Ievhenia Zadorozhna
Art: Ivan Mykhailov
Animation: Volodymyr Scherba
Copywriter: Maria Balabanova
Voice: Roman Kulish
The film is created with the support of the Swiss-Ukrainian project DecideUA, implemented in Ukraine by the NGO DOCCU and PHZH International Projects in Education in partnership with the Embassy of Switzerland in Ukraine.
The premiere took place on October 2, 2022, at the Kharkiv MeetDocs Eastern Ukrainian Film Festival.
