A director and film editor. Born and lives in Ukraine. She graduated from the Karpenko-Kary Kyiv National University of Theatre, Film and TV. She directs documentaries but is also experienced in making fiction shorts, social and commercial ads. In 2016, Alina presented her first feature-length documentary Kholodny Yar. Intro (Odesa IFF, Art Doc Fest Moscow). No Obvious Signs received 4 awards in Docudays Festival. Her latest documentary, This Rain Will Never Stop (2020), received Best First Appearance Award at the IDFA.
No Obvious Signs
No Obvious Signs
No Obvious Signs
Synopsis
This is the story of a woman soldier, Oksana Yakubova, who returns from war. Talking to psychologists, battling her PTSD and panic attacks, she tries hard to get back to normal life. The documentary shows her path from the beginning of her rehabilitation process till her way to a normal family life and work.
'Today, hundreds of Ukrainian warriors come back from the war and they don't get psychological help to avoid post traumatic stress disorder. We met Oksana Yakubova in spring 2017 when she decided to start her rehabilitation. We collected many hours of footage from psychological and hypnosis sessions and physical rehabilitation. Our crew was with Oksana until she came back to her civil work and this in fact was our last day of shooting. Documentary camera had a really healing effect and helped Oksana to stay in this world'. - Alina GORLOVA
Festivals & Awards
2018 DOK Leipzig
2018 Kasseler Dokfest
Director's Profile
Alina GORLOVA
Filmography
2012 The First Step in the Clouds
2014 Babushka
2016 Kholodny Yar. Intro
2017 Invisible Battalion
2018 No Obvious Signs
2020 This Rain Will Never Stop
Credit
Producer｜Mariya BERLINSKA, Alina GORLOVA
Scriptwriter／Editor｜Alina GORLOVA
Cinematographer｜Oleksiy KUCHMA
Music｜Ptakh JUNG
Sound｜Vasyl YAVTUSHENKO
Print Source
Filmotor｜Michaela@filmotor.com