KingDoom

"KingDoom" is a retro console game, the main characters of which guard the king's treasures and resist the forces of evil. For the drunken professor - Tolik and the emergency doctor - Slavik, the fictional and strange world of the game becomes a reality. In order to survive and return to the real world, the heroes will have to unravel the secret plan of the king and fight the gloomy, cruel inhabitants of the «KingDoom» universe.

  • Oleg Stahurskiy
    Director
  • Oleg Stahurskiy
    Writer
  • Vova Ivanov
    Writer
  • Mihail Kooksa
    Producer
  • Vova Ivanov
    DOP
  • Anna Salieva
    1 AD
  • Oleksiy Velychko
    Production Design
  • Oleksiy Golubenko
    Production Manager
  • Alexander Pakholok
    1 AC
  • Vasiliy Kosyak
    1 AC
  • Volodymyr Palylyk
    Camera B
  • Alexander Onoprienko
    Camera B
  • Rostislav Golovko
    Gaffer
  • Eugen Ksionda
    VFX Supervisor
  • Slava Shkoda
    Composer
  • Dmytriy Vasylenko
    Colorist
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Fantasy, Thriller, Drama, Action
  • Runtime:
    22 minutes 37 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    September 2, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    100,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Ukraine
  • Country of Filming:
    Ukraine
  • Language:
    Russian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Oleg Stahurskiy

Oleg Stahursky
Date of birth: June 14, 1984.
Born in the city of Dnipro, Ukraine. Graduated from 11th grade of Secondary School No. 148. Years of study 1991-2001
Higher education - National Technical University (2001 - 2006).
In 2011, he founded the VFX (visual effects) studio "Raketafilm".
Worked on the following projects:

VFX supervisor and coordinator of visual effects of films:
- "It's Gawd" (2017). USA. Feature film.
- "Urge"(2016). USA. Feature film.
- "Puli" /"Tiger"(2015). India. Feature film.
- "Man with the Iron Fists 2" (2015). USA. Feature film.
- "Shadows of Unforgotten Ancestors" (2013). Ukraine. Feature film.

Film director:
- "Major Creampie" (2018). Ukraine. Feature film. Movie promo.
- "KingDoom" (2019). Ukraine. Short feature film.
- "Slavs" (2021). Slovakia/Ukraine. 12-part historical series (director of 11,12 episodes).
- Connector" 2021. Ukraine. Feature film. Movie promo.

Screenwriter of films:
- "Major Creampie" (2018). Ukraine. Feature film. Movie promo.
- "KingDoom" (2019). Ukraine. Short feature film.
- Connector" 2021. Ukraine. Feature film. Movie promo.

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Director Statement

When we were creating the film "KingDoom" we wanted to talk to the audience about the most important human values in our opinion. Talk about what the human soul is and what our life is worth. About the choice that each of us makes on the path of life and the responsibility for this choice.
At the same time, we wanted everything that happens on the screen to look exciting, unpredictable, to have its own visual style and mood. The viewer should be interested in the first place. This is the main rule for us. This is how the "KingDoom" universe was born. It's a purgatory-like world, realized with many references to 80s movie and pop culture of the time. This emphasizes the nostalgia for the past time that the protagonist of our film feels. As a result, we got an interesting world and characters that have the potential for development in the form of a feature film. But first of all, they reminded the viewer "who we are and why we live."