In Search of Skovoroda (2022)
A documentary film about the outstanding Ukrainian poet and philosopher Hryhorii Skovoroda. The film contains restoration staged episodes and interviews with experts. The film has four story-lines: the first is a journey of two Mohilian students Marichka and Bohdan to places associated with the philosopher; the second consisted of a series of conversations with leading Ukrainian intellectuals, researchers of the thinker's heritage, musicians, artists, artists; the third is Ukrainian nature, picturesque landscapes that were of great importance for the philosopher; the fourth was war. The tricentenary of Skovoroda fell at the time of full-scale Russian aggression.
Director:
Maksym Smetana
Writer:
Serhii Lysenko
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Nikon Fedotov as Bohdan |
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Oksana Boiko as Marichka |
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Mykola Ivanov as Adult Skovoroda |
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Yaroslav Khobta as Young Skovoroda |
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Svyatoslav Vakarchuk as Expert - Self |
| Sound | Anton Baibakov | Music |
| Camera | Egor Troyanovsky | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Dmytro Yurikov | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Egor Troyanovsky | Editor |
| Production | Yuliia Kozinska | Producer |
| Writing | Serhii Lysenko | Screenplay |
| Production | Olha Bregman | Producer |
| Production | Vitalii Sheremetiev | Producer |
| Production | Oleksandr Prokopenko | Producer |
| Directing | Maksym Smetana | Director |
| Writing | Serhii Lysenko | Idea |
| Production | Lukian Halkin | Executive Producer |
| Production | Lera Zagerst | Production Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lera Zagerst | Costumer |
