Ukraine
Roman Synchuk
The documentary explores the life of the "Raiduha" (Rainbow) Theatre of Mime and Gesture of Kyiv.
The film follows the process of preparing theatrical productions in sign language, highlighting the complex collaboration between hearing-impaired directors, actors, lighting technicians, makeup artists, and costume designers, both during rehearsals and on stage.
The movie shows how this deaf ensemble still “hears” the music.
Director of documentary and feature films, film editor, and cinematographer. In 2011, graduated from the I. Karpenko-Kary Kyiv National University of Theater, Cinema and Television. In 2015-2019, he worked at the Dovzhenko Film Studios as a director, film editor, dubbing director, and post-production producer. Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion on February 24, 2022, he has worked as an independent documentarian in the de-occupied territories. In collaboration with Associated Press and PBS, he directed two documentaries on war crimes.
