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Dmytro Ostapenko

Born September 10, 2004 · Kyiv, Ukraine (age 22)

Dmytro Ostapenko is a Ukrainian director and screenwriter from Kyiv. In 2025, he graduated from I. K. Karpenko-Karyi Kyiv National University of Theatre, Cinema and Television with his graduation film "The Last Screening". He explores the poetic dimension of cinema.

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And Then the Silence Faded

And Then the Silence Faded · 2026

And Then the Silence Faded

Sofia lives in isolation with her father in a house filled with silence, fear, and memories of her missing mother. The girl has never ventured beyond the familiar walls of her home and has never heard the noise of the city—she could only imagine it, building a miniature city of her dreams from the fragments around her. One evening, a boy who had gotten lost in the forest bursts into their lives, and this encounter will change Sofia’s life forever.

The Last Screening

The Last Screening · 2026

The Last Screening

MovieDramaMystery

On the night before the full-scale invasion, an old movie theater in Kyiv becomes a refuge for two strangers—Luka, a projectionist, and Varya, a mysterious girl. As alarming news comes in from all sides, they try to escape reality amid the illusions and light of the movie screen. But can cinema stop time?

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And Then the Silence Faded

And Then the Silence Faded · 2026

And Then the Silence Faded

Sofia lives in isolation with her father in a house filled with silence, fear, and memories of her missing mother. The girl has never ventured beyond the familiar walls of her home and has never heard the noise of the city—she could only imagine it, building a miniature city of her dreams from the fragments around her. One evening, a boy who had gotten lost in the forest bursts into their lives, and this encounter will change Sofia’s life forever.

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The Last Screening

The Last Screening · 2026

The Last Screening

MovieDramaMystery

On the night before the full-scale invasion, an old movie theater in Kyiv becomes a refuge for two strangers—Luka, a projectionist, and Varya, a mysterious girl. As alarming news comes in from all sides, they try to escape reality amid the illusions and light of the movie screen. But can cinema stop time?

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