My Granny from Mars
dir. Alexander Mihalkovich, Belarus, Ukraine, Estonia 2018, 83’

Grandma Zina, a native Ukrainian, despite the current political situation, decided to stay in the Crimea occupied by Russia. Isolated from the rest of the family, she lives in a coastal town forgotten by the world, unable to decide whether to stay in it or leave it.

Contemporary Russian rhythms and folk songs add a specific atmosphere to the place, seen through a sensitive lens, not devoid of sentimentalism. However, the consequences of the unsatisfactory political situation are constantly felt in the town, which is like a different planet…

Alexander Mihalkovich – Belarusian director, in 2016 he graduated from the international education program DocNomads. As a filmmaker, he is mostly interested in long-term projects with which he is emotionally connected. He made several documentary short films, his full-length debut is “My Granny from Mars”, which in 2018 won the Docu Talent Award.