Going Down

In a world devastated by a virus, Anna grapples with the emotional toll of an infection sustained from a bite that will eventually lead to her demise. Evelyn appears as a supportive figure almost like an angel clothed in white, embodying Anna’s emotional subconscious. As Anna’s infection progresses, Evelyn undergoes an emotional journey, fitting into the framework of the 5 stages of grief (denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance). Seeing how Anna withers as time passes by the line between reality and hallucination blurs, revealing that her friend is just an imagination.

Shortlisted

• Evelyn Dikteriovaite, Best Performance

Credits

Team: Avant-garde

Anna Sazonova	Victim of a lethal infectious bite
Evelyn Dikteriovaite	Anna's emotional subconscious in an image of her old friend / Costume Designer
Beibut Zhumabayev	Co-director / Co-writer
Milan-Serhii Matskevych-Savchenkov	Operator / Editor / Sound Director
Stefania Nezhinets	Co-director / Operator
Viktor Saprykin	Co-writer