STEP INTO THE COMFORT ZONE

a future documentary film by Yurii Dvizhon

LOGLINE

Two charismatic middle-aged women decide to defy marriage inequality in former USSR by tying the knot in Europe. Challenged by marginalization, family issues, border-crossing bureaucracy in Kazakhstan and Ukraine, they are serious about reaching their goal, yet find ultimate escape in their own eccentricities.

Director / Yurii Dvizhon

Producer
Anna Kapustina

LABS / MARKETS / FORUM

• Sarajevo Film Festival 2023 – pitching within «Berlinale Talents»

• Kyiv DOC Fest 2024 – one of the four final selected projects

• DOC LAB Poland Ukraine 2024 – participation

• BDC Discoveries 2024 – participation (ongoing)

• Sheffield Film Festival 2024 – within Refuge Journalist program, supported by BAFTA

• Galway Film Festival 2024 – selection for the industry program

• Heart of Europe 2024 – best documentary pitch

• Sofia DocuMental 2024 – special distribution award by LightdoxLogline

• Marche du Film / Festival de Cannes 2025