Polina Piddubna
Directing
Biography
Polina Piddubna is a filmmaker, artist, and activist with Ukrainian and Central Asian Tatar and Bashqort roots. Born and raised in Kharkiv, Polina now lives in Berlin. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Animation and is currently enrolled in the Master's program as an animation director at the Filmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf in Potsdam. In addition to filmmaking, Polina organises social and educational projects, curates festivals, and conducts artistic research on decolonial topics.
Known For
A granddaughter experiencing the invasion of Ukraine reflects about past generations, who were constantly going through deportations, different forms of wars and genocides.
My Grandmother Is a Skydiver
Animated techno-punk opera: I rent a very small room in Berlin (which reminds me of a coffin) and have very strange dreams there. People are held in suspense for two years without knowing when will it all be over. The club is closed, the ambulance won't come and everything that's left to do is just walking around the city with your inner monsters.
Ach So
Eastern Ukraine, May 2014. Part of the historic Donbas region falls to pro-Russian separatists. Young journalist Stanislav Aseyev reports for several Ukrainian media outlets from Donetsk, his hometown. In May 2017, he is kidnapped and spends 962 days in detention, mainly in a former cultural center, converted into a prison, called Izolyatsia —or Isolation.
The Bright Path
A story about playground, ultra-violence and endless childhood.