A stranded 11-year-old girl must find the tenacity to leave behind her home.
After a man-made disaster decimates an evergreen island, a stranded 11-year-old girl must find the tenacity to leave behind her home.
Kateryna Kurganska is a Ukrainian-American film director based in Los Angeles. A DGA Student Award and College Television Award winner, she came to the U.S. as a refugee in 2014, beginning her journey in Hawai‘i, and later earned her MFA in Film and Television Production from USC’s School of Cinematic Arts. Her work has been recognized by the Television Academy, Directors Guild of America, American Pavilion at Cannes Film Festival, Hawai‘i International Film Festival, St. Louis International Film Festival, SeriesFest, Comic-Con, Catalyst Story Institute, The Black List, and the Austin Film Festival Screenplay Competition, among many others.
The American Pavilion Emerging Filmmaker Showcase at the Cannes Film Festival
SeriesFest 2025
Hawai'i International Film Festival 2024
DGA Student Award
College Television Awards - Best Drama
Student Films Showcase - Finalist
Best Fantasy Series - Winner
