
Svitlana Rudiuk
Writing
Known For

A fast-paced suspense thriller and feature documentary about the sudden rise of ecstasy in Europe to epidemic levels after the disintegration of the Soviet Union.
The Hydra

After the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the lives of the doctors at Ohmatdyt changed forever. Yet they continue to save young patients and, with professionalism, care, tenderness, and even humor, hold on to a sense of normalcy that no longer exists.
Not Like Before

Boy Andrii who together with a faithful friend - a boxer dog - goes on a unique journey through Bessarabia. According to the task of the grandfather-scientist, a young hero and a friend named Rei, it is necessary to find rare and endangered animals from the Red Book. In addition to photos of representatives of the fauna, they will discover new territories for themselves. The feature film was edited from five episodes of the documentary project of the same name. The project included five program series for young and middle school children.
Red Backpacks

It's a kaleidoscope of children's lives, emotions and dreams during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The children will try to survive and overcome the traumas caused by the war by talking through and immersing their memories.
Attention: Children

Vasyl Stus dreamed of engaging in literature, not politics; to be a famous poet, not a dissident. But the Soviet special services and the CPSU pushed him to a point of no return. How did such a transformation take place? What was "Yours Vasyl" really like?
Yours Vasyl

A lyrical reflection by a Ukrainian woman who finds herself on the riverbank and remembers her home and her family on the other side. The river is about realizing oneself in a new space, feeling the spirit of ancestors, and rethinking the experience of the ongoing war.
The River

A documentary-observation of 16 children creating their own fairy tale during a 15-day inclusive film art workshop at the "Dzherelo" Rehabilitation Center.
Stars on the Earth

A documentary film includes four stories about socially and politically active women who participate in the local elections in Ukraine in October 2020. Four video-stories about different fortunes, different professions and motivation of the heroes, who are jointly sharing a common desire for change in the interests of a local community which they belong to, and their readiness to take the responsibility for their actions, to unite other proactive citizens around their ideas, and to break the gender stereotypes.
One Day from the Life of a Female Candidate

She is Ukrainian. He is Portuguese. They met in Viseu, the Portuguese city at the crossroads of old Romanesque paths. Every street, every corner tells the medieval history and stories of broken hearts here. You can leave Viseu, but actually you would have never come back from it.