Serhii Lysenko
Directing
Biography
Serhii Lysenko was born in 1964 in Kyiv, USSR (now Ukraine). Graduated from the filmmaking department of Karpenko-Karyi National University of Cinema, Theater and Television (Kyiv, 1986). 1986 - short-length diploma film Konets kanikul (1986) . Introducing the legendary Russian singer Viktor Tsoy , leader of Soviet rock band - Kino, one of the most popular and musically influential bands in the history of Russian music. 1991-1994 - Chairman of Ukrainian Union of Young Filmmakers. He worked as a director, author and leading program on the TV channel "1 + 1" and "Inter" -1995 - 2006.
Known For
This 7 episode documentary is about the collapse of the USSR and the part Ukrainians took in it. The series brings the Ukrainian perspective into the global narrative for the first time, along with recently unclassified details from the CIA and KGB archives.
Collapse: How Ukrainians Destroyed the Evil Empire
1932. Western Ukraine. The fighters of an underground Ukrainian organization conduct a revolutionary action against the government. Contrary to their plans, it turns into a bloody slaughter. Now the choice of young patriots is small: death or immortality.
The Raid
After a severe heart attack, Nina Ilyina, a young successful woman, finds out that she is terminally ill.
Heartbeat
Four music videos of Kino band joined together with a single plot
The End of a Vacation
The film depicts the years before the collapse of the Soviet system and the rebellion against it. Its protagonist is a young man who cannot get along in Soviet society, which is why many people consider him crazy. As a result, he decides to illegally cross the border and finally escape the confines of everyday life, challenging the tired system one last time.
Border Under Lock
A short documentary.
Special Purpose Personnel
Dramatic history of Ukrainian auteur cinema of the 1960s-90s, in particular about the creative destiny of directors: Serhiy Paradzhanov, Ivan Mykolaychuk, Leonid Osyka, Mykola Mashchenko, Roman Balayan, Viktor Kryshtofovych and others.The film uses excerpts from 35 cult films, which symbolize the flourishing of Ukrainian film production.
Secret Freedom
A documentary film about the outstanding Ukrainian poet and philosopher Hryhorii Skovoroda. The film contains restoration staged episodes and interviews with experts. The film has four story-lines: the first is a journey of two Mohilian students Marichka and Bohdan to places associated with the philosopher; the second consisted of a series of conversations with leading Ukrainian intellectuals, researchers of the thinker's heritage, musicians, artists, artists; the third is Ukrainian nature, picturesque landscapes that were of great importance for the philosopher; the fourth was war. The tricentenary of Skovoroda fell at the time of full-scale Russian aggression.