Alona Shylova
Directing
Biography
Ukrainian director, journalist, lecturer, and film critic. Co-author, host, and scriptwriter of the YouTube channel femme fatale’s heels, where she explores the contribution of women to cinema and promotes feminist criticism. In her films, she focuses on women’s experiences, with particular attention to gender dynamics, adolescence, and identity formation.
Known For
Two girls go swimming in the lake. Along the way, they are speaking about their everyday life as young women and problems of an adulthood. Swimming in the lake promises nothing special until one of the girls meets Mavka - mysterious creature from Ukrainian legends.
Mavka
Two girls are forced to coexist in the same apartment, while each of them tries to escape from her own past.
Symbiosis
The story of a sixteen-year-old girl Anna, who, due to a lack of father's love, starts an affair with a married man. In attempt to make him stay with her forever, Anna begins to poison a man.