Ashes Settling in Layers on the Surface
IDFA Bertha Fund
Logline
Based on diaries and photographs found in the houses destroyed during the Russian war against Ukraine, the film captures the stories of Mariupol including the director’s family. It centers on the value of human life over the nonsensical statements repeated by totalitarian regimes, as witnessed at the Azovstal plant.
Project information
Funding
Supported with €7500 for Classic: Development 2022
Countries of production
Ukraine
Production status
Development
Estimated length
65 min
Credits
Director
Zoia Laktionova
Production
Natalia Libet for 2Brave Production
About IDFA Bertha Fund
The IDFA Bertha Fund aims to stimulate and empower the creative documentary sector in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and parts of Eastern Europe by supporting remarkable and innovative documentary projects by talented filmmakers from these countries.