Where’s My Body Armor?
Year
2024
Country
Ukraine
Duration
17'07'’
Director
Daria Penkova
Dasha, a young cinematographer, is going home from Germany to Druzhkivka, Donetsk region. She had not been home for two years, since the beginning of the war. Upon exiting the train, she immediately runs into her old friend Andrii, with whom she once filmed a documentary and now shares a mutual sympathy. Now, he is a military man. Dasha's parents pick her up, and she asks them to give Andrii a lift. On the way home, Andrii is invited to dinner. Dasha spends her weekends with him, gets to know his platoon commander, and falls into the vortex of Andrii's internal conflicts with his military colleagues. When Andrii got wounded at the front, his expensive things – a bulletproof vest and a helmet – were supposed to be retrieved by his colleagues, who, however, were just not disciplined enough and lost Andrii's things.
Director
Daria Penkova
Daria Penkova is a director and cinematographer from Druzhkivka, Donetsk region. She graduated from the Kyiv National The University of Culture and Arts, where she studied in the Cinematography Department under the mentorship of S.G. Bordenyuk. She also spent two years as a guest student at Hochschule für bildende Künste (HFBK) in Hamburg, studying in the Film Department, gaining experience in film shooting, co-organizing screenings of Ukrainian student films in Hamburg, and connecting with international filmmakers. She currently works in advertising as a director, creating projects for brands where she combines her cinematography expertise with a creative approach to video production.
