THE ARK
WED, 12/10, 5:30pm, 93 min
BAY STREET THEATER
Director Jeremy Chilnick and Producers Tony Castle and Roxy Hunt in attendance for Q&A
Directors: Jeremy Chilnick, Viaeslav Rakovskyi
Producers: Tony Castle, Roxy Hunt, Olena Morentsova-Shulyk, Jeremy Chilnick, Viaeslav Rakovskyi
Editor: Joe Vele
Cinematographer: Viaeslav Rakovskyi
Zhenye and Anatoliy Pilipenko’s dream of a quiet place in the country is shattered overnight when Russia invades Ukraine. As rockets fall and fires rage, they face an impossible choice: flee the violence or stay and protect their home. When a soldier on his way to the frontline asks the couple if they can care for his goats – all 37 of them – while he fights in the trenches; their home transforms into the largest animal sanctuary in Eastern Ukraine.
Jeremy Chilnick is an Emmy-nominated writer and producer. He has written and produced RATS, Super Size Me Two, The Eagle Huntress, and One Direction: This Is Us. Chilnick has been honored by the IDA, WGA, International Television of Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Critics Choice Awards as well as winning a Gold Lion at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. Viaeslav Rakovskyi is an award-winning producer, director and cinematographer. He’s shot multiple films including Big City Wizard, The Theory of Evil, and I Work at the Cemetery.