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Kornii Hrytsiuk

Kornii Hrytsiuk

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Biography

Kornii Hrytsiuk is a Ukrainian film director and screenwriter. In 2016-2018, Kornii had been working on his independent feature debut film ‘2020#desertedcountry’. This was the first Ukrainian mockumentary about how almost all Ukrainians left their country. The film was presented at the Molodist Kyiv International Film Festival in May 2018 in Kyiv and then shown in Germany, the USA, theCzech Republic, andSweden. Hereafter, Kornii worked on his next film - a documentary ‘Train: Kyiv-War’. This film was about passengers of a night train that connects Kyiv and a war zone in eastern Ukraine. The premiere took place in August 2020 at the 49th Molodist KIFF. Currently, Kornii released his 3rd documentary - ‘Eurodonbas’ with the support of the Ukrainian State Film Agency (‘435 FILMS’ production company).

Known For

Train “Kyiv-War”
7.5

The dramatic history of the Kyiv-Kostyantynivka train, with its passengers` unique fates, pain, memories, secrets, hopes, is a history of today Ukraine. Only 12.5 hours away from peaceful Kyiv is Kostyantynivka, a small industrial city in the eastern part of the country, immediately after which the front begins. This entire time people with different characters, social status, political views, and beliefs are traveling on the train side by side. They talk, debate, even quarrel, but speak to each other and go in a common direction. And what`s important, they all want to get to peace. This film is the voice of ordinary people, the search for dialogue and the path to a common future, where everyone’s voice will be heard.

Train “Kyiv-War”

2020
Ukrainian Peacekeepers
N/A

Three-part documentary chronicling Ukraine’s military peacekeeping missions in the Balkans, the Middle East, and Africa, showing decades of operations in conflict zones and their impact on Ukraine’s international role.

Ukrainian Peacekeepers

2025
Eurodonbas
8.0

Throughout time, Eastern Ukraine (such as Donbas) has been referred to as a 'Russian world', but this is indeed not the case. The history of Donbas was re-written during the Soviet era. Although the Soviet Union edited out and withheld all references to the European background of this region from history books in schools and universities. There were, in fact, numerous French, Belgian, German, British, Polish, Swiss, Dutch, and even American settlements and more than 100 wide-scale enterprises in the region. Therefore, this film reveals the pro-European industrialization of Ukrainian Donbas at the turn of the 19th century. It aims to emphasize the European roots of Ukraine long before the official integration process of Ukraine into the EU in 2022.

Eurodonbas

2022
Actors and Actresses
7.0

Many people believe that acting is red carpets, star-studded festivals, expensive dresses, and luxurious tuxedos. But what is behind the glamour and glitz? What does it take to become an actor? The path to glory is long and arduous. Not all talent is destined for fame. Not all talent deserves fame. A lucky few reach the top, become recognisable, wealthy, and beloved. Many more live anonymous lives, never fulfilling their dreams. This film was created on the basis of video self tapes and video business cards of actors that they themselves post on YouTube.

Actors and Actresses

2020
20/20 Deserted Country
7.0

Ukraine, 2020. After the introduction of visa-free travel, everyone left abroad. Only eight people remain at home: a model, an engineer, an accountant, an IT specialist, a blogger, a prince, a Chinese spy, and a separatist. A Canadian director of Ukrainian descent arrives in the empty country and tries to understand who these people are and why they stayed.

20/20 Deserted Country

2018
Zinema
N/A

Documentary film explores the development of Russian propaganda in cinematography and its impact on Russian society. The author tells the story of modern Russia, using footage from popular Russian feature films and series, mixing them with informative Russian content (news, political talk shows, surveys of Russians on the street, and interviews of Russian cinematographers). In his research film, Kornii comes to a terrible conclusion - Russian feature cinema is absolute propaganda of war, xenophobia, and chauvinism, not only concerning Ukraine but also the other peoples (Georgians, Tajiks, Americans, Jews, etc.) and culture in Russia is not «out of politics.»

Zinema

2024
Racetrack
N/A

Three female friends throw a party with an unexpected ending. The title is a reference to the Kyiv metro station Ipodrom, named after Kyiv's horse racetrack and equestrian park, which is located a short distance from the station.

Racetrack

2014
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N/A

Over several days, director Kornii Hrytsiuk spoke with Russian prisoners of war in a Ukrainian prison. He asked them about their reasons for going to war, their feelings of guilt, and their lives before the war. What remains is a paralyzing “somehow.”

Ordinary Citizen

2025