Supported project

ITS NOT A FULL PICTURE

May 15, 2023

To the victory
  • Director: Maryna Stepanska
  • Scriptwriter: Maryna Stepanska
  • Countries: Ukraine / Portugal / United Kingdom
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Country of shooting: Ukraine
  • Language: Ukrainian / English
  • Duration: 80 min

SYNOPSIS

Is cinema a privilege for those who don’t have to fight for survival? When the Russian invasion of Ukraine started, a group of filmmakers debate whether to fight at the front or not. We follow their journey while asking: who will show the full picture about this war?

CONTACT

Ukrainian producer
JS Films

Julia Sinkevych
julsinkevych@gmail.com

Producer from a contributing country
BANDO A PARTE (Portugal)

Rodrigo Areias
areias@bandoaparte.com

AMOUNT OF THE SUPPORT FOR DEVELOPMENT: 25 000 €

Date of the decision : May 15th 2023

AMOUNT OF THE SUPPORT FOR PRODUCTION: 60 000 €

Date of the decision : November 19th 2025

    THE DIRECTOR

    Valentyn Vasyanovych

    Maryna Stepanska graduated from the Karpenko-Kary Kiev National University of Film and Television in 2004. She worked at the Experimental Theatre School, where she studied methods involving nonprofessional actors. She participated in the six-month workshop Archidoc, organised for European documentarists by La Fémis film school in Paris. After directing a few shorts, Falling, her feature film debut premiered at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. Her work has earned 11 nominations and 5 wins at National Film Awards Golden Dzyga – together with her short film Desaturated was nominated for Best Short and National Film Awards Golden Dzyga (2018) – Best Actress, Best Sound Design, Best Original Score for Falling.

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