My Grandmother is a Skydiver

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Director: Polina Piddubna
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In 1960s Tajikistan, a skydiver gets a call from her granddaughter in 2022 Ukraine, sparking an intergenerational journey through trauma, memory and identity.

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Duration: 13min.

Country: Germany

Language: Ukrainian, Tajiki, Bashkort (Bashkir), Russian, Tatar

Year: 2025

Genre: Animation

Topic: Family, Identity

Cast & Crew

Director: Polina Piddubna

Production company: Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF

Writer: Polina Piddubna

Cinematographer: no

Editor: Jin Ju Lee

Music: Ilja Gussarov

Actors: Mahla Mosahaneh - young Alfiya , Polina Piddubna , Boshra Alkasir - Umeda , Victoria Kosorukova - Midwife , Dinara Rasuleva - daughter of Alfiya , Alfiya Popowichenko

Distributor Company: Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF

Sales Agent: Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF

Festivals & Awards

2025

Festival de Cannes - Cinefondation

Cinanima Animated Film Festival

Animateka - International Animated Film Festival

Euroshorts International Film Festival

Berlin First Steps Award

Linoleum International Contemporary Animation and Media Art Festival

Bucheon International Animation Festival

Aesthetica Short Film Festival

International Animated Film Festival TOFUZI

Animateka - International Animated Film Festival

Duhok International Film Festival

2026

London Short Film Festival

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