Private Project

You are a Boy now

To protect her daughter from being raped by Russian soldiers, the mother of 18-year-old Slava cuts her hair like a boy and forcibly takes her to Germany, where she tries to start a new life while dealing with the trauma of war and her stolen identity.

  • Lili Malysh
    Director
  • Lili Malysh
    Writer
  • Olivia Boz
    Producer
  • Liliia Kuriacha
    Key Cast
    "Slava"
  • Tetiana Sarovska
    Key Cast
    "Mother"
  • Nina Niknafs
    Key Cast
    "Alara"
  • Mira Wickert
    Key Cast
    "Celine"
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Ти тепер хлопець
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    19 minutes 20 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    February 11, 2025
  • Production Budget:
    5,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Germany, Ukraine
  • Country of Filming:
    Germany
  • Language:
    English, German, Ukrainian
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Fachhochschule Dortmund
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • Eastern Europe Film Festival Eastern Europe Film Festival
    Craiova
    Romania
    June 2, 2025
    Honorable Mention
  • Thilsri International Film Festival
    Thamilnad
    India
    June 3, 2025
    BEST WOMEN'S SHORT FILM
  • Rome Prisma Film Awards
    Rome
    Italy
    June 6, 2025
    BEST SCREENWRITER
  • Portugal Indie Film Festival
    LISBON
    Portugal
    May 28, 2025
    BestFirstTimeDirector, ShortFilm
  • London Film Club Shorts Festival
    London
    United Kingdom
    July 27, 2025
    Official Nomination
  • Luleå International Film Festival
    Norrbotten
    Sweden
    July 13, 2025
    Best Student Film
  • Peshawar International Film Festival
    Peshawar
    Pakistan
    July 27, 2025
    Best Debut Director
  • Stockholm City Film Festival
    Stockholm
    Sweden
    July 27, 2025
    Best Woman Filmmaker Finalist
  • Iconic Indie Film Awards
    Peshawar
    Pakistan
    July 31, 2025
    Best Debut Film
  • The Junktown Film Festival
    Grand Junction, Colorado
    United States
    October 10, 2025
    Best Picture, Best Student Film, Best Actress
  • Big Syn International Film Festival
    London
    United Kingdom
    October 17, 2025
    Films from Ukraine Winner
  • Hakkebush Feminist Film Festival
    Kyiv
    Ukraine
    May 30, 2025
  • Young Lens Film Festival

    May 1, 2025
  • Cinematic European Film Festival
    Craiova
    Romania
    June 30, 2025
  • COLOFILM Fest
    Kolomyya
    Ukraine
    August 19, 2025
Director Biography - Lili Malysh

Lili Malysh studied film at the University of Cinema and New Media in Kyiv until she came to Germany in June 2022

After entering the Erasmus program at the FH Dortmund, she wrote a script for her film and submitted it for pitching in and then made the film "You're a Boy now" with German students

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