How is Katia?

Yak tam Katia?

63rd TIFF: Greek Premiere

Inspired by the principles of social realism, the director films a harsh society that imposes impossible choices on its members. Anna is a 35-year-old ambulance driver and single mother who lives in a cramped apartment with her young daughter, Katia, and her aging mother. When Katia is accidentally hit by a passing car that belongs to a well-connected and wealthy local politician, the film delves into a story of social injustice and revenge and reveals how flexible moral principles can be in a society governed by the “right of the strongest.” The film examines the gray area of personal morality, leading to a stark realization of how easy it is to abandon expected “civilized” behaviors and habits when faced with extreme circumstances.

Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.

Available at the Agora Market TIFF63.

Direction: Christina Tynkevych

Script: Christina Tynkevych, Serhiy Kastornykh, Julia Gonchar, Natalia Blok

Cinematography: Vladislav Voronin

Editing: Alex Shamin, Oleksandr Chorny

Sound: Serhii Stepansky

Actors: Anastasia Karpenko

Production: Evos Film

Producers: Olha Matat, Vlad Dudko, Serhiy Konnov

Production Design: Vlad Dudko

Format: DCP

Color: Color

Production Country: Ukraine

Production Year: 2022

Duration: 102΄

Contact: Coccinelle Film Sales

Awards/Distinctions: Special Jury Prize (Filmmakers of the Present), Best Actress (Anastasiya Karpenko) – Locarno IFF 2022

Agora Works in Progress 2020

Christina Tynkevych

Christina grew up in Kiev, Ukraine. At the age of 19 she moved to London where she studied film at the University of Arts and the University of Westminster. While working on her first short documentary Kraina, she collaborated closely with Joram ten Brink, a documentary director and the producer of the Oscar-nominated film The Act of Killing. Kraina was eventually long-listed for the Oscars 2017. In 2018 she finished a feature documentary Generation 91 focused on the first post-Soviet generation of Ukrainians. The film premiered at DOXA, Canada. Her debut feature How’s Katia, has been developed as part of Midpoint Feature Launch and supported by the Ukrainian State Film Agency.