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Zakhar Shestiaiev

Born September 1, 2006 · Kyiv, Ukraine (age 20)

Zakhar Shestiaiev is a Ukrainian filmmaker. Currently a student of Karpenko-Karyi University, he is a graduate of Ukrainian film school and founder of Tree Brozers Production. Winner of the Kyiv Mayor's Award for Creative Achievements of Youth in the Development of the Capital of Ukraine - the Hero City of Kyiv (2026).

Known For

Calypso

Calypso · 2025

MovieDramaRomance

A nurse keeps a patient in a coma, but one day his wife and son visit him.

INVISIBILITY

INVISIBILITY · 2026

MovieScience FictionDrama

Dasha is allergic to the sun. She has fallen in love with her neighbor - Edik, but he doesn't see her. Dasha decides to go under the sun, but not as a common person.

The Director's Corpse

The Director's Corpse · 2026

The Director's Corpse

MovieComedyDocumentary

A young journalist investigates a film student's claim that the corpse of a 125-year-old director continues to direct the crew on set, and gradually uncovers evidence that casts doubt not only on the student's sanity but also on the veracity of the story itself.

The Blind Spot

The Blind Spot · 2025

MovieThrillerDrama

After humiliating rehearsals and constant comparisons with the ideal soloist, the young dancer decides to take her place at all costs - even if it means blurring the line between stage and crime.

Echoes of a LONELY night

Echoes of a LONELY night · 2024

Echoes of a LONELY night

MovieComedyMystery

The girl asks Zakhar to go to the balcony to see who is there, but the guy wants to sleep and doesn't go, which leads to an incredible discovery.

Carmen

MovieMusicDrama

An obsessed director, filming a modern adaptation of "Carmen," falls in love with the lead actress and gradually blurs the line between cinema and reality, turning the set into an arena of jealousy and self-destruction.

Alice in "Wonderland"

Alice in "Wonderland" · 2026

Alice in "Wonderland"

MovieHorrorThriller

Alice gets into an asylum for the mentally ill called "Wonderland." There, for the first time in her life, she encounters truly sick people and unusual rules, breaking which is a much bigger problem than Alice might think.

Yellow Cat with Blue Eyes

Yellow Cat with Blue Eyes · 2025

Yellow Cat with Blue Eyes

MovieAnimationDrama

A gray world filled with black animals, gray everyday life, and damp weather, where suddenly a yellow cat with blue eyes climbs out of its shabby cathouse.

Filmography

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Calypso

Calypso · 2025

MovieDramaRomance

A nurse keeps a patient in a coma, but one day his wife and son visit him.

Director

INVISIBILITY

INVISIBILITY · 2026

MovieScience FictionDrama

Dasha is allergic to the sun. She has fallen in love with her neighbor - Edik, but he doesn't see her. Dasha decides to go under the sun, but not as a common person.

Edik

The Director's Corpse

The Director's Corpse · 2026

The Director's Corpse

MovieComedyDocumentary

A young journalist investigates a film student's claim that the corpse of a 125-year-old director continues to direct the crew on set, and gradually uncovers evidence that casts doubt not only on the student's sanity but also on the veracity of the story itself.

Director

The Blind Spot

The Blind Spot · 2025

MovieThrillerDrama

After humiliating rehearsals and constant comparisons with the ideal soloist, the young dancer decides to take her place at all costs - even if it means blurring the line between stage and crime.

Viewer

Echoes of a LONELY night

Echoes of a LONELY night · 2024

Echoes of a LONELY night

MovieComedyMystery

The girl asks Zakhar to go to the balcony to see who is there, but the guy wants to sleep and doesn't go, which leads to an incredible discovery.

Director

Carmen

MovieMusicDrama

An obsessed director, filming a modern adaptation of "Carmen," falls in love with the lead actress and gradually blurs the line between cinema and reality, turning the set into an arena of jealousy and self-destruction.

Producer

Alice in "Wonderland"

Alice in "Wonderland" · 2026

Alice in "Wonderland"

MovieHorrorThriller

Alice gets into an asylum for the mentally ill called "Wonderland." There, for the first time in her life, she encounters truly sick people and unusual rules, breaking which is a much bigger problem than Alice might think.

Producer

Yellow Cat with Blue Eyes

Yellow Cat with Blue Eyes · 2025

Yellow Cat with Blue Eyes

MovieAnimationDrama

A gray world filled with black animals, gray everyday life, and damp weather, where suddenly a yellow cat with blue eyes climbs out of its shabby cathouse.

Producer

Among people

Among people · 2026

MovieDramaThriller

The girl lives in her own little bubble, which collides with the harsh, sharp edge of reality.

Producer

Ward #7

Ward #7 · 2026

MovieDramaHorror

While on night duty at a psychiatric clinic, student psychotherapist Andriy encounters a patient who knows more about him than he should.

Executive Producer

Mother: Chapter Two

Mother: Chapter Two

Mother: Chapter Two

MovieComedyCrime

When a man leaves his mistress to care for his seriously ill mother, the apartment becomes a battlefield between sexual manipulation and death, which stubbornly does not hurry to come.

Director

Beware! Monster!

Beware! Monster!

Beware! Monster!

MovieAnimationDrama

In the forest, next to the animals, lives a caring Monster, but his care leads to tragedy.

Producer

Not 8½

MovieDocumentaryDrama

Three film students are searching for ideas for their original documentaries. They sift through topics, argue, harbor doubts, and try to find a story that has never been told before. Will they manage to come up with something truly unique—and will they ultimately find their film?

Director

The Other Side of Death

The Other Side of Death · 2026

The Other Side of Death

MovieDramaMystery

Oleksii has nightmares in which his doppelganger suffers from a terrible illness. But Oleksii doesn’t have a twin — or rather, he thinks he doesn’t.

Producer

I Love You

I Love You · 2025

MovieDramaRomance

A boy confesses his love to a girl, but can't say the words.

Director

EXIT

While investigating the disappearance of his colleagues, Theseus finds himself trapped in the high-tech labyrinth of a mysterious organization known as “EXIT.” His goal is to find out all the secrets of the organization, expose them to the world and escape. But the deeper he goes, the clearer it becomes: there may be no way out.

Minotaur Security

Thank you!

MovieDramaRomance

After crashing on Earth, an alien takes Zakhar’s memories and assumes his identity to return home, but while living his life, he falls in love with his friend Dasha and, for the first time, finds a desire of his own to stay.

Director

My flower

My flower · 2026

MovieDocumentaryDrama

A girl whose life has just gotten better is being pulled back into the past. Is this for the best?

Producer

Ice of Infinity

Ice of Infinity · 2025

Ice of Infinity

On the verge of despair, she is ready to leave everything, but at the last moment she returns - and it changes everything.

Executive Producer

The Pledge

The Pledge · 2026

MovieThrillerDrama

Giving a pledge to the victim to find the killer, the police officer uses the girl as bait to search for someone who may never appear.

Director

Pandora's Box

Pandora's Box · 2025

MovieMysteryThriller

Pandora has just moved to the new apartment. Everything was marvellous until she found out a horrible truth about her friend and herself.

Ghost

The Christmas Drawing

The Christmas Drawing

The Christmas Drawing

MovieDramaThriller

On New Year’s Eve, a brother and sister living on the streets look for warmth and safety in a cold, festive city. A stranger’s kindness seems to give them hope, but it puts their trust to the test.

Producer

Mother: Chapter One

Mother: Chapter One · 2025

Mother: Chapter One

Having deceived his nurse and left his mother to live out her life alone, a man believes he has bought himself peace. But there is a price to pay for everything, and the price turns out to be higher than he thought.

Director

A Future She Made

A Future She Made · 2025

A Future She Made

She is the guardian of a prophecy only she believes in. Within four walls, she builds a world of warnings and rituals, keeping her younger brother from crossing the threshold. But when the outside begins to knock, the sanctuary turns into a cage. A psychological tale of fear disguised as protection — and freedom feared more than fate.

Executive Producer