Title of film : Lizas Tale

Director Name : Alexander Zhovna

Cast & crew :

Producer : Valeriy Kalmykov

Editor : Alexander Zhovna

Cast :

  1. 1. Marianna Akhrarova
  2. 2. Vlasislav Pogrebniy

Synopsis : The world today is an uncomfortable place, cynic surroundings. Besides two of our characters are people suffering from Down syndrome, known as sunny kids. However, is this world sunny enough for them? Therefore, they got unique opportunity to get into the world of old black and white cinema with help of unusual screen in the magic cinema theatre. Existing in the world of favorite films they are forgetting about horrible reality. In the parallel reality, characters are like in paradise: they are free, calm and happy and totally don’t want to come back to reality. Unfortunately, they have to come back and to face a cruel objectivity with dozens of complicated tasks, adventures, and a terrible tragedy later. Liza is the only survivor at least…

Director Bio : Alexander Zhovna Ukrainian writer, screenwriter and director Born on 15 February 1960. Member of the National Union of Writers of Ukraine and of the National Union of Cinematographers of Ukraine. Honored Artist of Ukraine (2008) Filmography: Director: 2019 Liza’s Tale 2014 My Dear Ukrainians, 2014 (Documentary) 2007 Small life (Short) 1997 Massacre (Documentary) Screenwriter: 2005 SECOND HAND directed by Yaroslav Lupiy 2004 The Night is Bright (with Rustam Ibragimbekov) directed by Roman Balayan 1995 Musical Score on the Tombstone directed by Yaroslav Lupiy Awards: Multiple literature and cinematography awards, both Ukrainian and foreign. Works translated into foreign languages, published in Tokyo and New York. Six-time laureate of the ‘Coronation of the word’ in category ‘screenplay’.

Filmography :

  1. 1. Liza's Tale ( 2019 )
  2. 2. My dear ukrainians ( 2014 )