IDFA Forum
Ashes Settling in Layers on the Surface
Zoya Laktionova
Ukraine
Selected for
IDFA Forum 2023Presentation category
Pitch Project
Production status
Development
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Logline
Based on diaries and photographs found in the houses destroyed during the Russian war against Ukraine, the film captures the stories of Mariupol, including that of the director’s family. It centers on the value of freedom and human life itself.
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Project information
Selected for
IDFA Forum 2023
Countries of production
Ukraine
Countries of co‑production
France, Slovenia
Production status
Development
Credits
Production
Natalia Libet for 2Brave Productions
Natalia Libet for 2Brave Productions
Director
Zoya Laktionova
Zoya Laktionova
Co-production
Victor Ede for Cinephage Productions,
Petra Seliškar for Petra Pan Films
Victor Ede for Cinephage Productions,
Petra Seliškar for Petra Pan Films
Executive producer
Valeria Sochyvets
Valeria Sochyvets
Financier
Creative Europe,
European Solidarity Fund for Ukrainian Films,
Région Sud,
IDFA Bertha Fund,
Ukrainian Film Academy
Creative Europe,
European Solidarity Fund for Ukrainian Films,
Région Sud,
IDFA Bertha Fund,
Ukrainian Film Academy
Pitch team
Natalia Libet,
Zoya Laktionova,
Victor Ede
Natalia Libet,
Zoya Laktionova,
Victor Ede