TIFF 2024: Impressive Solo Ukrainian Sci-Fi Film 'U Are the Universe'

There's a Ukrainian sci-fi film floating around in the 2024 Toronto Film Festival line-up that is worthy of everyone's attention, especially sci-fi fans. U Are the Universe is the title of a 101 minute indie sci-fi film written and directed by Ukrainian filmmaker Pavlo Ostrikov - his feature directorial debut after a few short films and TV series previously. Even more remarkable is that this feature film was entirely written and shot in Ukraine during the ongoing war that started when Russia invaded in 2022. Specifics as to how and where they filmed and how they pulled it off aren't yet available, but all that matters is they made a damn good sci-fi film in the middle of the hell of war in Ukraine. It's obviously a very minimal production - there's only one actor starring in the film, it's both written & directed by Ostrikov, along with a small team of producers and filmmakers behind-the-scenes. The set design, the sci-fi concept, the VFX, everything about this little film is impressive regardless of where or how or when it was made. This is damn good filmmaking no matter what. // Continue Reading ›

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