Nadia Parfan’s documentary film portraying the staff of a district heating plant in the city of Ivano-Frankivsk became a surprise hit at the Ukrainian box office. With great empathy and humour, the director follows the crew around on their everyday missions. A congenial film about a band of working class heroes fighting to maintain a system in disrepair – featuring a very special soundtrack.

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Nadia Parfan, born in Ivano-Frankivsk/Ukraine, studied cultural studies, anthropology, and urbanism. In 2014, she took a documentary film directing course at Wajda School & Studio in Warsaw/Poland. Her student film REVE TA STOHNE ON TOUR premiered at Warsaw International Film Festival and received a Special Mention at Docudays UA. She is one of the creative producers of the “MyStreetFilmsUkraine” documentary series and a co-founder of the Festival of Film and Urbanism “86”.

Filmography: 2016 REVE TA STOHNE ON TOUR, 2017 PARAPETÓWKA (both short films), 2019 HEAT SINGERS