‘How is Katia? - Christina Tynkevych’

Followed by a zoom q&a with the director Christina Tynkevych.
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Anya’s life appears to be on the up, she has just taken out a mortgage for the dream apartment where she will live with her 10-year-old daughter, Katia. By a sudden turn of events Anya finds herself facing a dilemma that makes her question society’s lack of morals, and upends her own.

Christina Tynkevych’s first feature is a confident, intense work of cinema, helped by the magnetic performance from Anastasia Karpenko as Anya.

Christina Tynkevych grew up in Kyiv, Ukraine. She holds a film degree from the University of the Arts and the University of Westminster (London, UK) and is a MIDPOINT Institute alumna. Christina has directed two short films and a feature documentary. Yak Tam Katia? (How is Katia ?) is her feature debut and won two prizes at the Locarno Film Festival: Special Jury Prize and Best Actress.