Program

Easter Day

Storyline

On Easter Sunday in Kyiv, two soldiers from the army recruitment office drive slowly through the streets, watching men who might be called to serve. Their search leads them to a young man who has stepped out only to buy food for his cat. He may try to avoid their gaze, but yet on this holy day, nothing is as simple as it first appears.

About the film/director

Mykola Zasieiev (b. 1994, Ukraine) is a filmmaker and screenwriter. He graduated with a degree in Filmmaking from Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts in 2017. While still a student, he collaborated with leading Ukrainian TV and film production studios as a scriptwriter, 1st AD, and acting coach. His short films have been screened at numerous international film festivals. His narrative debut Phase (2021) premiered at Molodist IFF and was later selected for Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia (Tokyo, 2022), winning Best Narrative Short at the French Riviera Film Festival and earning a Golden Dzyga nomination. His earlier works include Medea (2017, Special Jury Mention at Kinoshot) and Memories of a Dead Man (2016, premiered at Odesa IFF and Up-&-Coming FF in Hanover).

FILMOGRAPHY:
Phase / 2021 / 20 min. / Fiction
Medea / 2017 / 15 min. / Student Fiction
Memories of a Dead Man / 2016 / 30 min. / Student Fiction