The Film of Kyiv: Episode One

  • 9 10
  • 2017
  • 8min
The Film of Kyiv: Episode One
  • Original Title: The Film of Kyiv: Episode One

This observational documentary focuses on one of the biggest unfinished bridge projects in the world - Podilsky Bridge in the centre of Kyiv

The Film of Kyiv: Episode One
Awards

OFFICIAL SELECTION: Oberhausen International Short Film Festival

The Film of Kyiv. Episode One 

This is an observational documentary focused on one of the biggest unfinished bridge projects in the world - Podilsky Bridge in the centre of Kyiv. Its construction started nearly in the early 1990s, but was halted in the late 2000s due to lack of investment and overwhelming corruption.

The locals have adapted the unfinished bridge to their own needs - from sports and leisure to risky parcour-style attempts at getting from one river bank to another. In the meantime, Kyiv's mayor Vitaliy Klitschko is trying to figure out a way to complete the unfortunate project - with a little help from German politicians...

Production Companies

Oleksiy Radynski


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