So happy that “97” has already been screened at Seoul Film Festival (Seoul)
@seoulshortfilmfestival , Video Art and Experimental Film Festival (New York)
@vaeff , and Flip the Script – Queer Film Festival (USA)
@flipthescriptfest
“97” is a performative art film based on a same-titled poem, combining monologue and physical theatre. It creates a vulnerable space for reflection and release, confronting the trauma of witnessing death and exploring the uncontrollability of loss, war, and love.
The starting point for “97” was a deeply personal need to reflect on and release the traumatic events of the last years: the first explosion I heard, the first death I witnessed, and the love I’ve lost. These events are interconnected—they trigger the same internal patterns and lead to a breaking point, when one can no longer look away and must confront and reconstruct deep psychological mechanisms. Though rooted in personal experience, the film also touches upon collective trauma and the destructive impact of war: the awareness of becoming a target, the injustice of loss, dealing with the grief and the guilt over what cannot be controlled.
All the gratefulness to our crew and partners:
written, directed & edited by
Marichka Lukianchuk
@marichka.lukianchuk
actor, dance choreographer
Anna Mrachkovska
@_mrach_ann
director of photography
Michelle Romero Pasternack
@michelleromeropasternack
gaffer
Nina Batmalo
@batmaloly
sound recordist
Elline May Graf
lighting technicians
Lev Danylov
@leomadesandwich
Zalán Kiri
Samantha Sanchez
@sammanthasanchezc
1st assistant camera
Kristina Subotina
@kr.saturday_
costume & set designer
Zoë Sebanyiga
@thezoegram
costume assistant & stylist
Clara Pauckstadt
@__justclara___
set runner
Anastasia Vogiatzaki
colorist
Nour Jazbeck
@nour.yazbeck.3
sound composer
Qvit
@qvit.music
sound mastering
Andriy Neretin
@andrewneretin
location partner
Berlin Story Bunker
@berlinstory.de
equipment partner
See You Rent
@seeyourent
More about the film: /97