‘Butterfly Vision’ Director: ‘We Are Fighting for Our Identity and Our Freedom’
variety.comMarta Balaga When Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began, director Maksym Nakonechnyi – whose debut feature “Butterfly Vision” world premiered in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard – was developing his next film – a comedy about flat-Earth conspiracy under the working title “The Earth Is Flat – I Flew Around It and Saw It.” But he is putting it on the backburner now, he tells Variety, because “this war has already changed everything.”“I wanted to make something that wouldn’t be directly influenced by the war, but then I understood it would be anyway.
When we studied Ukrainian literature back at school, we used to complain about all these depressing, tragic stories. Now, we are bitterly joking that our life is like this 24/7,” he says.
Instead, Nakonechnyi is shooting a documentary for dance music platform Resident Advisor about Ukrainian electronic scene, called “Ukraine Underground,” and developing a short documentary set in the Kyiv Zoo.“Butterfly Vision” focuses on aerial reconnaissance expert Lilia, coming back home after spending months as a prisoner in Donbas and trying to get on with her life.
Produced by Tabor – co-founded by Nakonechnyi – alongside 4Films, MasterFilm and Sisyfos, with Wild Bunch International handling sales, it was co-written by Iryna Tsilyk, whose “Rock.
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