The Bright Path (2022)
Eastern Ukraine, May 2014. Part of the historic Donbas region falls to pro-Russian separatists. Young journalist Stanislav Aseyev reports for several Ukrainian media outlets from Donetsk, his hometown. In May 2017, he is kidnapped and spends 962 days in detention, mainly in a former cultural center, converted into a prison, called Izolyatsia —or Isolation.
Director: Iryna Riabenka
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Stanislav Aseyev as Self - Journalist / Narrator (voice) |
| Directing | Iryna Riabenka | Director |
| Editing | Felix Krumme | Editor |
| Camera | Hovhannes Martyrosian | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Iryna Riabenka | Writer |
| Production | Felix Krumme | Producer |
| Lighting | Hovhannes Martirosyan | Lighting Director |
| Production | Iryna Riabenka | Producer |
| Art | Polina Piddubna | Graphic Designer |
| Editing | Iryna Riabenka | Editor |
| Sound | Felix Krumme | Sound |
| Editing | Ryszard Wieczorek | Color Grading |
| Sound | Ilja Gussarov | Original Music Composer |