According to the Interfax-Ukraine Culture project, the biographical documentary “Kuzma: Terribly Funny,” dedicated to Andriy Kuzmenko, the leader of the band “Skryabin,” will be released in Ukrainian theaters on August 13.
As the film’s creators told the agency, the film is based on archival materials, most of which have never been published before. The project was produced by KNIFE! Films, known for the films “Yaremchuk: The Incomparable World of Beauty,” “Okean Elzy: Storm Watch,” and “EPISODES: Ukraine at the World Cup.”
“We wanted the viewer to spend this time with Kuzma himself—to see him as he really was,” said the film’s producer, Maksym Serdyuk.
The film was directed by Artem Grigoryan. The film tells the story of Andriy Kuzmenko’s life journey—from a young man from Novoyavorivsk to one of the most influential figures in Ukrainian pop culture.
According to the creators, over 400 hours of video and audio material, as well as more than 22,000 photographs, were processed during the project.
In turn, director Artem Grigoryan emphasized that the team sought to portray the musician beyond established stereotypes and reveal little-known aspects of his life.
In parallel with the Ukrainian release, the film will be screened in 20 countries worldwide. B&H Film Distribution is the film’s distributor in Ukraine. The film’s genre is biographical documentary.
As previously reported, musician, TV host, and leader of the band “Skryabin” Andriy Kuzmenko died on February 2, 2015, in a traffic accident near Kryvyi Rih. He was 46 years old. The band “Skryabin,” which he founded, became one of the symbols of Ukrainian popular music in the 1990s and 2000s, and his work and statements remain popular among Ukrainians to this day.
https://interfax.com.ua/news/culture/1173343.html
