Between a missing father and a mother in overdrive, Lev looks for a place where the rules are his. Home is noise, exhaustion, and love with claws. While his mother fights like a lioness for safety, Lev slips through the cracks, deeper into imagination.
‚LEV‚ is a compact coming-of-age piece about protection, guilt and what happens to a child when the adults can’t hold.
Short film, fiction — surealistic drama
Germany · 2015 · 25’
Cast (selection): Stepan Diakov, Anna Zhara, Sebastian Dorn, Alexander Eisenbraun
Writer: Alina Yklymova
Director: Alina Yklymova, Fabian Weber
Production: h_da – Hochschule Darmstadt
Cinematography: Luis Jacobi, Hermine Smit (2nd unit)
Art Direction / Set / Costume: Johanna Amberg (incl. puppets/animation)
Sound: Berthold von der Ohe
Festivals:
2015 Kasseler Dokfest – 6. Hessischer Hochschulfilmtag (Kassel, DE)
2018 Furora Film Festival (Berlin, DE)
contact: mail@alinayklymova.com