The beginning of the twentieth century brought Vasyl Stefanyk both joy and sorrow. The collections of his short stories made the young writer famous. But in his personal life, there were the sad pages. His mother died, and his father married a young woman. Vasyl abandoned his studies at the university. The woman he loved, Yevheniia Kalytovska, did not answer to his feelings. But Yevheniia’s sister, Olha Hamorak, was almost hopelessly in love with Vasyl for a long time. Find out about how Olha Hamorak helped Stefanyk overcome depression and illness – in the documentary series “The Game of Fate” by VIATEL Studio narrated by Natalka Sopit.
- Script by Halyna Kryvorchuk
- Narrations Natali Sopit, Taras Denysenko
- Directed by Vasyl Viter
- Director of photography Georgij Kryvoshejenko
- Sound Oleg Golovoshkin
- Editor Arsenii Bortnyk
- Make up Kateryna Vodjana
- Costume LAURA ASHLEY ™
- Music De Wolfe Music
- Camera Oleksandr Demydenko
- Executive producer Halyna Kryvorchuk
- Producer Vasyl Viter
The shooting took place at:
– at the Vasyl Stefanyk Literary and Memorial Museum in Rusiv
– at the private house of the Stefanyk family in Rusiv
– at the Museum of Outstanding Figures of Ukrainian Culture
– at the Olha Kobylianska Academic Ukrainian Music and Drama Theater
– at the Hotel and Restaurant Complex “Under The Lime Trees”
We used:
– the materials of the Vasyl Stefanyk Literary and Memorial Museum in Rusiv
– the H.S. Pshenychnyi Central State Film and Photo Archive of Ukraine documents
– the fragments of the films:
“The Stone Cross” directed by Leonid Osyka
“A Melancholic Waltz” directed by Borys Savchenko
“The Island of Love” directed by Oleh Biima
Special thanks to the family of Vasyl Stefanyk for the help in the production of this film.
The film is created in association with the Bukovyna Community in Kyiv .