Project Type: Fiction Short
Runtime: 19 minutes
Completion: 2023
Country of Origin: Ukraine
Director: Olga Chernykh
Writer: Maryna Brodovska
Kolya peacefully lives in a self-made house observatory on a hill of the picturesque land of Akriune. He dreams about stars, space discoveries and love with Svitlana, the first and only love from childhood who lives nearby and still waits when Kolya will make the first step. Although Kolya is not in a hurry, he lives in a space tempo of millions of hours and years. Leaving inside his own romantic world prevents him from perceiving reality. He doesn't notice disturbing vibes around that people started leaving his beautiful country, that a strange language is heard more often, which means almost but not the same. He would never know that the neighbouring country Kosmalina would decide to swallow a piece of his motherland, and his motherland would not be ready for this and would have to move the border. He would never notice that he and his place are in danger until the enemy "aliens" come to his home. "The Land of Aliens" - is a drama about the cruelty of a reality, which hurts, when you are ignoring it. The story is being told in a fairy-tale manner. But in spite of the dreamy characters, non-existent countries and the constructed world it accurately recalls the world we live in.
Festivals:
2023 Eastern Neighbours Film Festival. NL
2023 Ojai Film Festival 2023 California, USA
2023. Lublin Film Festival, PL
2024 U-Kino Festival. GB
2024 Ukraina! Festiwal Filmowy, PL