My Dear Theo

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My Dear Theo
Directed by Alisa Kovalenko
Written by Alisa Kovalenko
Release date
  • 2025 (2025)
Country Ukraine

My Dear Theo is a 2025 Ukrainian co-production documentary by Alisa Kovalenko.

Contents

Story

The film is narrated as a letter from mother Alisa Kovalenko, currently a voluntary soldier in the Ukrainian Voluntary Army. As a mother and filmmaker, she promised, that if there is a full-scale Russian invasion to Ukraine, she will go to the frontline combat. After the 2022 Russian invasion, she left her family and enlisted in the army. In the film, she reflects on her day-to-day life in the army and discusses her diary written for her son Theo. [1] [2]

Production

The documentary was filmed from April 2022 until the beginning of 2024. [3]

References

  1. "My Dear Théo". CPH:DOX. Retrieved 2025-10-28.
  2. "My Dear Théo". ZAGREBDOX. Retrieved 2025-10-28.
  3. Czech Film Center, Czech Film Center. "My Dear Théo | Czech Film Center". www.filmcenter.cz. Retrieved 2025-10-28.