On Air

Inspired by Svetlana Alexievich’s Boys in Zinc. Sent to stage a disabled combat pilot for Putin’s live TV broadcast, a propaganda journalist finds a veteran broken by the war. With live airtime seconds away, she faces a career-ending choice: force him into silence, or let him expose the regime on national television.

• From idea to film. Led the creation of a narrative short end to end: ideation, script development, casting and multi-department execution.
• Financing & resources. Raised the full production budget, negotiated contracts and allocated resources to reach high production value within constraints.
• Creative & team leadership. Recruited and led a multidisciplinary crew, aligning creative vision, visual identity and timelines.

• The film was completed in full — from first draft to final cut.