INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY & HUMAN RIGHTS FILM FESTIVAL
RO
Bucharest
04.04 - 13.04
ONLINE
14.04 - 30.04
Dad’s Lullaby
Tatova Kolyskova
Lesia Diak
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2024, 78'
Ukraine, Romania, Croatia
AUDIO: Ukrainian
SUBTITLE: Romanian, English
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Exist to Resist
Exist to Resist
Ukraine, Romania, Croatia

Is it possible to return to a normal life after being broken by war? The unseen damage inflicted by war on personal relationships pushes war veteran Serhiy away from his family. Haunted by loss and war, he battles to reconnect with his wife, Nadiia, and their three sons, Sasha (11), Artem (8) and Nikita (3).

Director of Photography
Lesia Diak
Editing
Andrei Gorgan
Screenplay
Lesia Diak
Producers
Lesia Diak, Monica Lăzurean-Gorgan, Elena Martin
Sound Designer
Sebastian Zsemlye
End Credits Composer
Margaryta Kulichova
Co-Producer
Hrvoje Osvadić
Poster Design
Dasha Podoltseva
AUDIO: Ukrainian
SUBTITLE: Romanian, English
05
April,
Saturday
Cinema Union
3:30 PM
78'
07
April,
Monday
Cinema Elvire Popesco - Institutul Francez
6:00 PM
78'
Followed by Q&A with the director
Lesia Diak
awards and festivals

Sarajevo Film Festival, Documentary Competition, 18 August 2024

Doclisboa International Film Festival, where the director received a Special Mention for Best First Feature Film – the NEW TALENT TVCINE CHANNELS AWARD, 2024

Dharamshala International Film Festival, 2024

Fipadoc International documentary film festival, International competition, 2025

Doc Fortnight, the Museum of Modern Art’s (MoMA) annual international festival of nonfiction films in New York, 2025

Artdocfest in Riga, International competition, 2025

Millenium Documentary Film Festival, International competition, 2025

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