Germany/Ukraine 2025 13 min Russian and English original version with German subtitles
by Polina Piddubna
Script and Producer: Polina Piddubna, DoP and Editor: Jin Ju Lee, Music: Ilja Gussarov, Production: Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF, with: Yulia Khivrina, Daria Sherstiukova, Emilien Bremaud, Polina Piddubna, Oleksandr Chub, Valeriia Belkevych, Lino Held, Emily Worms, Polina Piddubna, Sofia Ostaltseva, Nathalie Kretschmer
by Polina Piddubna
Script and Producer: Polina Piddubna, DoP and Editor: Jin Ju Lee, Music: Ilja Gussarov, Production: Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF, with: Yulia Khivrina, Daria Sherstiukova, Emilien Bremaud, Polina Piddubna, Oleksandr Chub, Valeriia Belkevych, Lino Held, Emily Worms, Polina Piddubna, Sofia Ostaltseva, Nathalie Kretschmer
Young Alfyia in 1960s Central Asia is actively parachuting and studying to become a midwife, when she receives a phone call from her granddaughter in 2022. She is worried about her grandmother’s safety amid the invasion of Ukraine.
Polina Piddubna is a filmmaker, artist and activist with Ukrainian, Tatar and Bashkir roots. She was born and raised in Kharkiv/Ukraine. She began her career in Kyiv and has been living and working in Berlin since 2019. She holds a bachelor’s degree in animation and is currently studying for a master’s degree in animation directing at the Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF in Potsdam/Germany. She also organises social and educational projects, works at film festivals and conducts artistic research into issues of decolonisation.
Filmography: 2022 ACH SO, 2025 MY GRANDMOTHER IS A SKYDIVER
Filmography: 2022 ACH SO, 2025 MY GRANDMOTHER IS A SKYDIVER
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