Kate Tiuri | Ukraine, 2024, 60'
17 mischief-makers kids from different parts of Ukraine help the adult director Katya find her lost home. Katya embarks on a long journey where she meets future adults, together they seek the answer, what is home? Is home people? Or is it things? Or maybe home is our language? At the end of the journey, Katya realizes that she still doesn't know when her Crimea will be de-occupied, but she definitely understands that to find home, she needs to return to the mundane, simple, and sometimes interesting life that she has loved for 33 years.
Kateryna Tiuri is an experienced director with a diverse portfolio of over 200 projects, including commercials and music videos. Her works exude a particularly warm and colorful atmosphere. Kate was born and lived by the sea for a long time, and this hedonistic mood can be felt in all her works. Even the films she created after the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine look light and are enjoyed by the youngest viewers. In February 2023, Kateryna completed her maiden full-length documentary, which follows the stories of 17 Ukrainian children from different parts of Ukraine guiding adults on how to continue living during wartime when strength is depleted. The film was released in February 2024. In 2023, Kateryna also received a grant for education at the Prague Film School, specializing in documentary directing. In May 2024, Kate obtained the diploma "Documentary Director"
