We Will Not Fade Away
ABOUT
For five teenagers living in the conflict-ridden Donbas region of Ukraine, a Himalayan expedition provides a brief escape from reality. A portrait of a generation that, in spite of everything, is able to recognize and celebrate the fragile beauty of life.
Join us for an exclusive Q&A with film director, Alisa Kovalenko, after the screening
Director
Alisa Kovalenko
Genre:
Documentary
Year:
2023
Duration:
1h 40m
Language:
English, Ukrainian, Russian
Subtitles:
English
DIRECTOR
Join us for an exclusive Q&A with film director, Alisa Kovalenko, after the screening
ALISA KOVALENKO
Alisa Kovalenko is a Ukrainian film director, born in Zaporizhia, Southern Ukraine, resides in Kyiv. She graduated from the Kyiv Karpenko-Karyi National University of Theatre, Cinematography, and Television and the Andrzej Wajda Cinema School in Warsaw. Her first feature-documentary, Alisa in Warland, premiered at the IDFA Amsterdam competition in 2015. Alisa’s second documentary, Home Games, was again an IDFA selection, shown at more than 120 festivals, and it was the first Ukrainian creative film acquired by Netflix. Alisa became a member of the European Film Academy (EFA) in 2019. She is the programmer of the documentary competition in Kyiv’s Molodist Film Festival. In March 2022 she went to fight for her country in the Ukrainian Armed Forces.