My Dear Theo

February 2022. Ukrainian filmmaker Alisa Kovalenko decides to follow a promise to herself to volunteer in the Ukrainian Armed Forces if the Russian invasion in her country turns full scale. Alisa goes to fight on the frontline, leaving behind her 5-year-old son Théo.

This film that should never have existed was born out of the effort to preserve, amidst the horrors and dangers of war, the evidence of the unwavering love that the mother has for her child. Through her lens, Alisa honors both the living who serve and those who made the ultimate sacrifice, never to return to their families.

CPH:DOX 2025
Movies That Matter, The Hague Film Festival 2025
Sheffield DocFest 2025
ZAGREBDOX 2025
Docudays UA International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival 2025