An intimate and poetic cinema verite with animated interludes reveals the philosophy of life of an old monk and artist, who for many years keeps his monastic vow to find something good in every day. Combining spiritual life with social activism since 2014, he takes multiple trips to deliver humanitarian aid to Donbas, where his vow is challenged by the war-torn reality.
Director: Ulyana Osovska | Denis Strashnyi | Rodion Shub
Production Firm(s) | Docutoloka (Ukraine) |
Film Category | Documentary |
Text / Dialogue | Ukrainian, Estonian, Russian, English |
Subtitles | Estonian, English |
Duration | 72:00 |
Producer | Denis Strashnyi |
Co-producer | Ülo Pikkov |
Director | Ulyana Osovska | Denis Strashnyi | Rodion Shub |
Screenwriter | Ulyana Osovska | Denis Strashnyi |
Cinematographer | Denis Strashnyi | Pavlo Oleksienko |
Production Desinger | Anatoli Ljutjuk | Maria Shub | Mara Zabashta | Marharyta Zabashta |
Animator | Rodion Shub | Vasylyna Shudryk | Dmytro Makashov | Kyrylo Blidar | Klym Klymchuk | Natalka Skriabina | Ülo Pikkov | Roman Vyshyvanov |
Composer | Anton Dehtiarov |
Sound Designer | Vasyl Yavtushenko |
Editor | Mirjam Jegorov | Kersti Uibo | Denis Strashnyi | Anastasiia Vesna | Alla Shmatok |