MY DEAR THEO
POLISH TITLE: MÓJ DROGI THEO
n a series of letters to her young son, a mother, soldier and filmmaker documents her thoughts from the Ukrainian frontline. A deeply moving and existential film of unimaginable courage.
Alisa Kovalenko is a mother, soldier and filmmaker. When Russia invades Ukraine in the spring of 2022, she enlists as a soldier to defend her country. ‘My Dear Théo’ is structured as a series of letters to her young son Theo, sent from the frontline. The letters revolve around topics such as war, love and the most difficult choices in life.
- GENRE:
- documentary
- COUNTRYI:
- Denmark, Poland
- RUNNING TIME:
- 98'
- YEAR:
- 2025
- COLOUR:
- kolorowy
- DIRECTING:
- Alisa Kovalenko
- PRODUCER:
- Kasia Kuczyńska
Alisa Kovalenko »
Urodziła się w 1987 w Zaporożu na Ukrainie. Ukończyła dziennikarstwo na Kijowskim Państwowym Uniwersytecie im. T. Szewczenki, studiuje reżyserię dokumentalną na Kijowskim Państwowym Uniwersytecie Teatru, Filmu i Telewizji im. I. Karpenki – Karego. Zrealizowała kilka etiud studenckich, m.in.: „Olehowska Nostalgia”, „Tak to właśnie jest”, „Babcia Hala. Portret z akordeonem”.
AT FESTIVALS:
- Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival, 2025 (competition)
- Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival, 2025, Czech Republic, 2025 (competition)
- Astra Film Festival, 2025, Romania, 2025 (Best Documentary )
- Nuremberg International Human Rights Film Festival, 2025, Germany, 2025 (Audience Award)
- DokuFest - the International Documentary and Short Film Festival, 2025 (competition)
- DokuFest - the International Documentary and Short Film Festival, 2025, Kosovo, 2025 (Human Rights Dox)