International Works in Progress
Kira's Dream
A musical drama about two sisters who conceal their mother’s death in order to survive and escape to Australia.
After concealing their mother's death to survive and keep receiving her pension, two sisters dream of fleeing to Australia. When their secret is exposed, the younger is sent to an orphanage, while the elder must decide whether she's truly emigrating – or simply running: from the memory of their father lost in the war, from the pain of loss, from her inability to find herself, and from compatriots whose silence has become complicity in what's happening, disguised by the respectable word 'war.'
Main country of production:
Ukraine
Subjects:
social status, infidelity, women
Denys Kolesnikov is a Ukrainian filmmaker whose storytelling focuses on inner conflict, identity, and transformation within transitional societies. His background spans international business and creative industries across diverse cultural contexts. Kolesnikov's artistic voice is shaped by the lived experience of instability and change, informing narratives that are grounded yet emotionally resonant. His films explore the blurred line between private and collective collapse. With a strong visual sensibility and a deep interest in underrepresented perspectives, he creates slow-burning, character-driven worlds. He currently lives and works in Ukraine, developing projects that reflect the complexity and tenderness of contemporary life in wartime. "Kira's Dream" is his first official feature film debut.
Andrii Korniienko was born in 1969 in Donetsk, Ukraine. He graduated from the State University, where he studied mathematics and physics. In the early 2000s, he headed the marketing department of a holding company in Dnipro. In 2010, he became the general manager of Praktika.Pro, an advertising video production company, and in 2012 he founded Good Morning Films, a film production company, and produced several feature films and TV series. Since 2017, he has been a permanent member of the Ukrainian Film Academy. In 2021-2022, he was an expert in film project competitions of the State Film Agency. Since 2022, he has been a volunteer at the Union of TV and Film Industry Entrepreneurs, a member of the Community Unity - Prosperous Village NGO, an activist, volunteer, and public figure.
Anastasiya Volkova is a cultural manager, screenwriter, and currently Head of the Arts Programmes Department at the Ukrainian Institute in Kyiv. She also writes auto/docufiction about Crimea, exploring questions of memory, identity, and displacement and consults for the Council of Europe on initiatives related to human rights and the protection of national minorities.