Supported project
NICE LADIES
- Director: Mariia Ponomarova
- Scriptwriter: Mariia Ponomarova
- Countries: Ukraine / Netherlands
- Genre: Documentary
- Country of shooting: Ukraine / Netherlands / Latvia / Poland
- Language: Ukrainian / Russian
- Duration: 90 min
SYNOPSIS
Nice Ladies is a feature documentary about a team of elderly cheerleaders called ‘Nice Ladies’ from Kharkiv, who are combatting social prejudices while preparing to compete at the European Championship in the only available ‘25+’ category. The brutal Russian invasion spreads them apart and threatens their lives. We follow 62-year-old Sveta who flees to Amsterdam with her family. Will the Nice Ladies be able to reunite and regain space for self-fulfillment and, despite different experiences at times of war, find a common language again?
CONTACT
Ukrainian producer
Tabor Production
Maksym Nakonechnyi
nakonechnyimaksim@gmail.com
Producer from a contributing country
Labyrint Film (Netherlands)
Rogier Kramer
rogier@labyrintfilm.nl
AMOUNT OF THE SUPPORT FOR FINALISATION: 75 000 €
Date of the decision : May 15th 2023
THE DIRECTOR
FESTIVALS
- Hot Docs 2024: “Art of resistance” section (world premiere)
- Docudays UA 2024: Docu/Ukraine competition – special mention
- DokuFest 2024: “Focus Ukraine” special program
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