Krasna Malanka

Director: Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk
Year: 2013
Duration: 52 min
Country: România/Rusia/Marea Britanie

SINOPSIS:
Krasna Malanka is a story about people from Romanian village Krasna on the territory of Ukraine, which are getting prepared for the Malanka holiday. This holiday is a landmark event for everybody in Krasna, especially for young men, for them it’s the main initiation in life. Malanka is a carnival, a queer pagan show where everyone has his own part.

Director’s bio
In 2013 graduated from Kyiv National Karpenko-Karyy University of Theatre, Cinema and Television.
During his studies at the university, he made several short films, which were participating and received awards at different international festivals.
Participant of the BERLINALE TALENT CAMPUS 2013.
Contributor of the documentary project Babylon#13 (cinema of civil protest) Kyiv, Ukraine.
Scholarship-holder of the program of the Minister of Culture of Poland;GAUDE POLONIA; 2015, 2017.
Organizer of the Ukrainian Script Platform «TERRARIUM».
Participant TorinoFilmLab (Script&Pitch) 2016.