Kornii Hrytsiuk

Kornii Hrytsiuk is a Ukrainian film director, screenwriter and editor. He makes documentaries and mockumentaries that explore Ukraine’s contemporary reality, its historical truths and the impact of war, challenging historical propaganda and amplifying the voices of everyday citizens.

He has worked in the film industry since 2011. He started with short films, several of which screened at international festivals and won awards, and also made commercials and social videos for businesses and NGOs.

From 2016 to 2018 he worked on his independent feature debut, 2020. Deserted Country, a mockumentary about every Ukrainian leaving the country. It premiered at the Molodist Kyiv International Film Festival in May 2018 and went on to screen in Germany, the USA, the Czech Republic and Sweden. His documentary Train: Kyiv–War (2020) follows the passengers of a night train running between Kyiv and the war zone in Donbas.

With 435 FILMS he directed the investigative documentary EuroDonbas (2022), which screened at Hot Docs in 2023, and co-wrote EuroKryvbas and The Third Nuclear.