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About Marysia
FILM DIRECTOR, SCREENWRITER, WRITER
Marysia Nikitiuk Film director, screen writer, writer graduated from Kyiv Karpenko-Karyi National University. Writes scripts for films since 2012. Her shorts as a writer have been in programs of such film festivals as Locarno, Clermont-Ferrand, Cairo IFF, TISFF, Golden Apricot etc... and awarded with numerous awards. From 2014 Marysia started to shoot her own films as a director, and made three shot films: IN TREES, MANDRAGORA and RABIES. Her first feature film WHEN THE TREES FALL was premiered at 68th International Berlin Film Festival in Panorama section in 2018. In 2019 film EVGE by Nariman Aliev, Marysia co-wrote, was premiered in Cannes Film Festival in Certain Regard section.
Based in Kyiv, currently works on projects about Russian war against Ukraine.
Movies
MARYSIA'S FEATURE FILMS
The story of a five year old little rebellious girl Vitka with her teenage cousin Larysa and her boyfriend, the young criminal Scar unfolds in a Ukrainian provincial setting. Larysa finds herself at a crossroads after the death of her father. Yearning to be self made, the village community ostracizes her for loving Scar. Larysa discovers her grandmother once sacrificed her love for a young gypsy abandoning him for traditional values and other people's opinions. Larysa's mother is too psychologically weak to support her daughter. Larysa and Scar plan to escape from a life of crime, misery and their relatives. But are they ready to pay the full price for freedom?
Premiered on Berlinale IFF, Panorama section, 2018.
Lucky Girl (Ya,Nina)Nina is a young and successful TV star. She has everything in her life, until her life suddenly changes after she is diagnosed with osteosarcoma. Going from the highest peak to the darkest places she faces personal crisis, confronts fears, stereotypes, betrayal in order to reinvent herself.
Premiered on Tallinn Black Nights IFF Official selection, 2022.
Short films
MARYSIA'S SHORT FILMS.
Books
Book
MAYBE, TOMORROW
“Maybe Tomorrow” is a thrash-novel in the style of magical and brutal realism, consisting of three stories on behalf of three heroes who spend the hardest month of February in India, Ukraine and England. An Irishman Dara, who runs away from responsibility to India, a Ukrainian woman named Vika who ends up in India trying to forget her ex-boyfriend, psychopath Andrii. And actually Andrii, who is flying full speed to hell he created himself in frozen Kiev in February. All of them are united by a high level of infantilism, total dependence and shaky attempts to find happiness”
Book
ABYSS
"Abyss" is a book of 10 short novels – each of which is a disaster story that describe both the destruction of inner world, and the collapse of entire univers we live in. Bonded at the same time by non-trivial cruelty, bloodshed and boundless love, the stories sound in the unique tonality of "poetic trash". The main focus is on a human nature in Ukrainian society and in the modern world in general. The main question is - does such a world deserve life?
Each of the novels is a story of doomsday, where the world around us is clearly seen through the absurd reality, latticed with metaphors, which every moment is getting more and more off the hook.
Scripts
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Fallen leaves
short film by Maria Kondakova
It's autumn in the outskirts of Kyiv. One morning Valya, a lonely 40 year old caretaker, is burning fallen leaves in the forest nearby. Before long she bumps into a charming stranger who soon manages to seduce his way into her flat. Once inside, Valya subtly and gradually becomes a hostage in her own home.
Master classes
MARYSIA IS OPEN FOR NEW OPPORTUNITIES AND COLLABORATIONS.
“Tell your story” - a storytelling course for teenagers with elements of art therapy maid together with the “Voices of Children” Foundation. Teenagers from all over Ukraine learned to write scripts based on their war experience during 3 monthes. The result of a course was a short film "What have we lost" written and performed by teenagers, directed by Marysia Nikitiuk.
"Directing" is the author's online course on film directing and screenwriting created by Marisa Nikityuk, which has been successfully running for 4 years. The course lasts 3-4 months, the result of which is the filming of short footage of students based on their own scripts, developed during the course. The course takes place twice a year, starting in autumn and in spring.
Collaboration
LET'S CREATE SOMETHING GREAT AND BEAUTIFUL TOGETHER.
Write a script
Order script of a short film or feature film on your topic. For a proper money and time, I will write or co-write a great script for you.
Shoot a Film/video
I am open to proposition of shooting short or feature film after your idea, script or a book. Also, you can order a music video or advertising.
Script doctoring
I can help you to make a strong script, to fix dramaturgy or character`s ark or rewrite dialogs in order to make them sound realistic. Or we can develop your idea in a best quality together.
Workshops: storytelling, art therapy
I teach in groups how to write scripts based on a life experience as part of art therapy process. Writing a story after traumatic experience can lead to psychological healing.
Lectures
You can order a lecture or course of lectures and workshops on storytelling to rise your business or brand. Or you can order course of lectures on directing and writing scripts for professionals – film school`s students, scriptwriters, directors, etc.
Let's start a conversation.
MARYSIA IS LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING MORE ABOUT YOUR PROJECT AND IDEAS.
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