Berdyans'k

Production Country: Ireland, Ukraine
Running Time: 16mins
Year: 2023

Lera, a young Ukrainian refugee in Ireland, uses dark-web séance software to find out if her frontline medic sister Maryna is alive or dead.

FILM CREW:
Director: Kateryna Paida, Tom Hopkins
Producer: Ciaran Grace
Writer: Tom Hopkins, Kateryna Paida
DOP: Andrew Gregory
Editor: Maryna Dymshyts
Sound Design: Pablo Perez
Composer: Viktoria Leleka, Dity Inzheneriv
Production Design: Lea Stettler
Costume Design: Lauren Murphy
Hair & Makeup: Oksana Schelling
VFX: Aki

Cast: Julia Vyshnevska, Yana Koroliova, Anne Cruzado Malagotnot, Arlene Morris, Noelle Clarke


FESTIVALS:
Underground Cinema International Film Festival September 2025
Poppy Jasper International Film Festival April 2025
Octopus Film Festival August 2024
Cleveland International Film Festival April 2024
Chicago Irish Film Festival March 2024
Cinequest Film & VR Festival March 2024