Marysia Nikitiuk
Biography
Marysia Nikitiuk (Ukranian: Марися Нікітюк; born in 1986; Kyiv) is a Ukrainian film director, screenwriter and fiction writer. She wrote and directed When the Trees Fall (2018) and co-wrote Homeward (2019), both of which have drawn recognition as among the best Ukrainian films. Nikitiuk also directed Lucky Girl (2021) and published a collection of short fiction, The Abyss (2016), which won the Oles Ulianenko International Literary Prize. Nikitiuk was born in 1986. She attended Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv's Institute of Journalism, graduating in 2007. She then earned a master's degree in theater studies at Kyiv National I. K. Karpenko-Kary Theatre, Cinema and Television University, focusing on Japanese theater.
Known For & Full Filmography3 Titles
Drama Series - 2020, 16 episodes • as self
A series about the evolution of various spheres of Ukrainian culture and its modern heroes. This is the result of 100+ interviews and stories about how whole layers of culture were created in Ukraine. It is an attempt to capture the outbreak that is happening today and that we are waiting for tomorrow, to understand the strengths and weaknesses, identify trends and find answers to questions that concern. Each episode reveals an important topic: from the phenomenon of Ukrainian pop music and clipmaking to movies, comedy, street art and local clothing brands.
Movie - 2023, 2h 15m • as Absent Girl
Theater and film actor, Mykola Veresen' dies on the set while performing the role of Ivan the Terrible. In the moment of death, his karma transforms into the bloody murderer he embodied, and he falls into Sheol, a common grave for all the dead. The time has a different flow here, the only feelings left are fear and pain. In hell Mykola learns about the confrontation that last for centuries between the white and black vampires, he becomes a puppet in the cruel guerrilla of these two supernatural groups.
Movie - 2020, 2h 15m • as TV announcer (voice)
Mitya is a war veteran who is trying to return to normal. He accidentally meets the lost bullmastiff called Roy. Relationships are complicated at first, but in the end, it is Roy who helps Mitya cope with his difficult past.