MIDPOINT Series Launch

The Guide

Original title
Провідник
Country
Ukraine
Language
Ukrainian
Genre
supernatural, dramedy
Logline

Ukraine, present day, a student just wants to be like everyone else. But fate makes him a guide for lost souls, helping them move on to the afterlife. Struggling with his new role, he must face his fears and discover what it really means to help others.

Synopsis

Ukraine, present day, Zhenya moves to a new city for university, hoping to leave his past behind. He struggled with a lack of acceptance from his classmates in school, which made him feel uneasy. To earn some money, he takes a job in a morgue, where he discovers he has a new ability to guide lost souls to the afterlife. Zhenya is torn between wanting to start a new life, spend time with his new classmates, and be like everyone else while dealing with this unexpected responsibility. As he learns to help the dead find peace, he uncovers important lessons about courage, acceptance, and what it truly means to connect with others.

Keywords: death, mysticism, youth

Screenwriter
Oksana Artemenko
Producer
Svitlana Soloviova
Project Status
Development
Looking for
broadcasters, co-producers, sales agent
Number of episodes
6
Duration
42
Contact name
Svitlana Soloviova
Contact email
svetasolovyova@gmail.com
Svitlana Soloviova
Producer
Svitlana Soloviova

Sveta Solovyova is a Ukrainian film producer, founder of Svitlofor Film, and consultant at the Ukrainian Film Office. She has collaborated with BBC, MTV Europe, and others. Her works include many shorts, the documentary "Trading Lives," and two features: "Ilovaisk 2014" (sold in over 15 countries) and "Oxygen Station," which premiered at major film festivals.

Oksana Artemenko
Screenwriter
Oksana Artemenko

Oksana Artemenko graduated from Kyiv International University with a degree in Film Directing and I.K. Karpenko-Kary Kyiv National University in Screenwriting. She has directed five short films that have been featured in many international film festivals. Oksana also works as a screenwriter for various short films, feature projects, and TV series.

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