Mykyta Kravčenko
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Biography
Mykyta Kravčenko is a Ukrainian filmmaker and photographer from eastern Ukraine. Displaced first to Kyiv in 2014, then to Prague, Czechia following Russia's 2022 invasion, he eventually settled in New York City. His journey through multiple countries and cultures has shaped his perspective as an audiovisual artist, working across film, photography, and visual media. Kravčenko studied audiovisual arts in Kyiv and later continued his film education in Florida. Known initially for his post-production work, he now focuses on collaborating with NYC-based independent filmmakers on their projects. He continues to explore storytelling through various visual mediums while supporting the broader indie film community.
Known For
Slavik is 17 years old, a gifted programmer who, despite the pressure from everyone around him, is doing his best to become independent by finding an acting course that is unlike anything he has done before.
No Nest
A young Ukrainian refugee in the USA becomes entangled in an emotionally charged online dispute, triggering a powerful reaction that leaves him at a crossroads.
Unbound
A young Ukrainian street photographer reflects on his feelings of longing and connection to his father as he explores the streets of New York City.
Me, Dad, Niu-York
In the spring of 1994, a series of mysterious events occur in the small town of Stryhiltsi, Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine. While several of the town's children go missing, three teenage boys discover a local Soviet-blocked river, which appears to have the ability to send a diver 30 years into the future. When the boys try it out, they find themselves in the Russian-occupied Luhansk Oblast in the 2020s, where they find a connection between the local kidnapper and the "time machine" river.
The Other Side
A young guy who is a fan of caricatures has a crush on his classmate. He wants to confess his feelings to her through a drawing. He waits for an appropriate moment to hand over a drawing at a party, but gets bullied instead and receives huge insecurities that he must fight.
Pomo Doro
When war erupts in his homeland of Ukraine while visiting Los Angeles, a young traveler Andrii faces a soul-searching journey. He grapples with the guilt of leaving his country behind and the desire to return and make a difference. Through near-death experiences and cultural clashes, he learns the true meaning of nationalism and the power of love.
I'm Here For a While
A short experimental video collage that combines original synthesizer music with a fast-paced montage of personal footage from the filmmaker’s life. It spans his childhood and teenage years in Ukraine, through his displacement as a refugee, and into his current life in the U.S. The piece is a reflection on the feeling of disconnection from one’s past, the abrupt loss of people and places, the loneliness that follows, and what it means to look back at a life that feels like it belonged to someone else.
Fractured
A quick look at a specific moment in life of a young Ukrainian filmmaker Mykyta Kravčenko as he shares his goals after graduating from a film school in the US.