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DRIFT

January 1, 2022. City of Kharkiv, Ukraine. A young man goes on his work shift by tram. Along the way, he suddenly becomes someone's guardian angel.

  • Anna Pavlova-Garshyna
    Director
  • Anna Pavlova-Garshyna
    Writer
  • Anna Pavlova-Garshyna
    Producer
  • Volodymyr Melnyk
    Key Cast
  • Oleksandr Koval
    Key Cast
  • Olexiy Petrychenko
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Comedy Drama
  • Runtime:
    7 minutes 35 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    February 1, 2025
  • Production Budget:
    1,300 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Ukraine
  • Country of Filming:
    Ukraine
  • Language:
    Ukrainian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Anna Pavlova-Garshyna

Anna was born in Kharkiv, Ukraine. In 2007 graduated from VGIK (Screenwriting faculty). Worked for Ukrainian film and TV as a screenwriter for more than 15 years. In December 2021, has made her first short film in Kharkiv as a writer-director-producer. After the outbreak of war in Ukraine moved to the UK. In 2023 completed a certificate course "Screenwriting. Finding your Voice" at NFTS (Leeds).

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Director Statement

In 2019 the script "Drift" won a Ukrainian short film Screenwriting competition. The topic was "My city", so I got an idea to make a film about the iconic Kharkiv phenomenon - the tram drift. The film never got made by the production company due to lack of funding, so I decided to do it myself. Due to the war and the fact that all the actors are now in the combat zone, it took me 3 years to finish the film.