Collaborating at the edge of visual art and cinema since 2013 Roman Khimei and Yarema Malashchuk graduated as cinematographers from the Institute of Screen Arts in Kyiv, Ukraine.
Their debut documentary feature New Jerusalem premiered at Docudays UA International Film Festival 2020. The film received the Special Mention Award at Kharkiv MeetDocs and the duo also participated at Future Generation Art Prize 2021, a prestigious international award for artists under 35 years of age.
Awards
- PinchukArtCentre Prize (2020)
- VISIO Young Talent Acquisition Prize (2021)
- Best Short Documentary at Festival Internacional de Cine Silente México (2019)
- Grand Prix at the Young Ukrainian Artists Award (MUHi 2019)