Be Kind

**Synopsis:**

This social commercial highlights the unseen struggles people face, including homelessness, and the importance of kindness. Through a series of everyday interactions—between friends, colleagues, and strangers—it shows how small moments of empathy can prevent misunderstandings and ease tension. The message is clear: we never know what others are going through, so it’s crucial to treat everyone with kindness and understanding.

  • Iuliia Mostova
    Director
    They Lived Next Door
  • Iuliia Mostova
    Writer
    They Lived Next Door
  • Axel Candia
    Key Cast
    "Homeless"
  • Kernius Ribikauskas
    DOP
  • Martynas Marozas
    Sound Design
  • Project Type:
    Television
  • Runtime:
    2 minutes 33 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    October 26, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    0 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Spain
  • Country of Filming:
    Spain
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Iuliia Mostova

**Name:** Iuliia Mostova
**Date of Birth:** June 22, 1993
**Nationality:** Ukrainian
**Occupation:** Film Director, Screenwriter, Art Director
**Early Life:**
Iuliia Mostova was born in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. Her father, Valerii Mostovyi, was private entrepreneur, and her mother, Svitlana, was a PE teacher. Iuliia developed a passion for writing at an early age, often writing poets and self publishing books with poetry and short stories.
Iuliia attended Kyiv National Linguistic University (KNLU), where she studied English language and literature. Since middle school she had been a professional tennis player and stopped the career moving to the capital and attending the university. She graduated music school and attended art school, dancing classes since she was four. The art was always a part of her life.
**Directing Style:**
Iuliia Mostova is creating deep characters with a specific pre-stories that helps her shape the story around them on the screen, relate to them. The love to old movies and 1950-1970s style is something that we might see a lot in her works.
**Personal Life:**
Iuliia has been married to Daniel Castillo since 2022. They met in Paris in 2019 and since then never been apart. Daniel has been a big part of Iuliia’s filmmaking path. He has been a part of the crew in any role needed for the moment of crisis.

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Director Statement

Since I was a kid I was into writing and creating stories, mostly in poems and songs that I wrote, but recently I tried myself in screenwriting and realised that that’s what I am supposed to be doing. I am absolutely in love with developing characters and brainstorming with my husband on their life story to shape the plot in the best way possible. I try to surround myself with creative people so I never have a thought to give up on my dream - brining my stories on screen’.