
Directing
Zakhar Shestiaiev
Born
2006-09-01 (20)
Place of birth
Kyiv, Ukraine
Known for
Directing
Credits
58 titles
Zakhar Shestiaiev is a Ukrainian filmmaker. Currently a student of Karpenko-Karyi University, he is a graduate of Ukrainian film school and founder of Tree Brozers Production. Winner of the Kyiv Mayor's Award for Creative Achievements of Youth in the Development of the Capital of Ukraine - the Hero City of Kyiv (2026).
Known for
10.0A nurse keeps a patient in a coma, but one day his wife and son visit him.
Calypso
2025
10.0An obsessed director, filming a modern adaptation of "Carmen," falls in love with the lead actress and gradually blurs the line between cinema and reality, turning the set into an arena of jealousy and self-destruction.
Carmen
2026
NRWhen a man leaves his mistress to care for his seriously ill mother, the apartment becomes a battlefield between sexual manipulation and death, which stubbornly does not hurry to come.
Mother: Chapter Two
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NRA pair of magical pink shoes gives a homeless woman the fame and luxury she always wanted. However, she quickly discovers that her dream life is just an illusion.
The Galoshes of Fortune
2026
NRWhile on night duty at a psychiatric clinic, student psychotherapist Andriy encounters a patient who knows more about him than he should.
Ward #7
2026
NRDasha is allergic to the sun. She has fallen in love with her neighbor - Edik, but he doesn't see her. Dasha decides to go under the sun, but not as a common person.
INVISIBILITY
2026
Film credits
2020s · 14 titles
10.0An obsessed director, filming a modern adaptation of "Carmen," falls in love with the lead actress and gradually blurs the line between cinema and reality, turning the set into an arena of jealousy and self-destruction.
Carmen
2026
NRA pair of magical pink shoes gives a homeless woman the fame and luxury she always wanted. However, she quickly discovers that her dream life is just an illusion.
The Galoshes of Fortune
2026
NRWhile on night duty at a psychiatric clinic, student psychotherapist Andriy encounters a patient who knows more about him than he should.
Ward #7
2026
NRDasha is allergic to the sun. She has fallen in love with her neighbor - Edik, but he doesn't see her. Dasha decides to go under the sun, but not as a common person.
INVISIBILITY
2026
NRPandora has just moved to the new apartment. Everything was marvellous until she found out a horrible truth about her friend and herself.
Pandora's Box
2025
NRAlice gets into an asylum for the mentally ill called "Wonderland." There, for the first time in her life, she encounters truly sick people and unusual rules, breaking which is a much bigger problem than Alice might think.
Alice in "Wonderland"
2026
10.0After humiliating rehearsals and constant comparisons with the ideal soloist, the young dancer decides to take her place at all costs - even if it means blurring the line between stage and crime.
The Blind Spot
2025
NRHaving deceived his nurse and left his mother to live out her life alone, a man believes he has bought himself peace. But there is a price to pay for everything, and the price turns out to be higher than he thought.
Mother: Chapter One
2025
NROleksii has nightmares in which his doppelganger suffers from a terrible illness. But Oleksii doesn’t have a twin — or rather, he thinks he doesn’t.
The Other Side of Death
2026
9.0While investigating the disappearance of his colleagues, Theseus finds himself trapped in the high-tech labyrinth of a mysterious organization known as “EXIT.” His goal is to find out all the secrets of the organization, expose them to the world and escape. But the deeper he goes, the clearer it becomes: there may be no way out.
EXIT
2025
NRGiving a pledge to the victim to find the killer, the police officer uses the girl as bait to search for someone who may never appear.
The Pledge
2026
NRA story about students who made a film with a blind cameraman that won a grant-prize at a festival
Gifted from 0 to 1
2025
7.5A boy confesses his love to a girl, but can't say the words.
I Love You
2025
NRThe girl asks Zakhar to go to the balcony to see who is there, but the guy wants to sleep and doesn't go, which leads to an incredible discovery.
Echoes of a LONELY night
2024
Undated · 4 titles
NRWhen a man leaves his mistress to care for his seriously ill mother, the apartment becomes a battlefield between sexual manipulation and death, which stubbornly does not hurry to come.
Mother: Chapter Two
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NRThree film students are searching for ideas for their original documentaries. They sift through topics, argue, harbor doubts, and try to find a story that has never been told before. Will they manage to come up with something truly unique—and will they ultimately find their film?
Not 8½
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Modern adaptation of Victor Hugo's novel "The Hunchback of Notre-Dame"
Quasimodo
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No synopsis available yet.
Carmen
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Behind the camera
10.0A nurse keeps a patient in a coma, but one day his wife and son visit him.
Calypso
2025
10.0A nurse keeps a patient in a coma, but one day his wife and son visit him.
Calypso
2025
10.0A nurse keeps a patient in a coma, but one day his wife and son visit him.
Calypso
2025
10.0An obsessed director, filming a modern adaptation of "Carmen," falls in love with the lead actress and gradually blurs the line between cinema and reality, turning the set into an arena of jealousy and self-destruction.
Carmen
2026
NRWhen a man leaves his mistress to care for his seriously ill mother, the apartment becomes a battlefield between sexual manipulation and death, which stubbornly does not hurry to come.
Mother: Chapter Two
—
NRWhen a man leaves his mistress to care for his seriously ill mother, the apartment becomes a battlefield between sexual manipulation and death, which stubbornly does not hurry to come.
Mother: Chapter Two
—
NRWhen a man leaves his mistress to care for his seriously ill mother, the apartment becomes a battlefield between sexual manipulation and death, which stubbornly does not hurry to come.
Mother: Chapter Two
—
NRThree film students are searching for ideas for their original documentaries. They sift through topics, argue, harbor doubts, and try to find a story that has never been told before. Will they manage to come up with something truly unique—and will they ultimately find their film?
Not 8½
—
NRThree film students are searching for ideas for their original documentaries. They sift through topics, argue, harbor doubts, and try to find a story that has never been told before. Will they manage to come up with something truly unique—and will they ultimately find their film?
Not 8½
—
NRThree film students are searching for ideas for their original documentaries. They sift through topics, argue, harbor doubts, and try to find a story that has never been told before. Will they manage to come up with something truly unique—and will they ultimately find their film?
Not 8½
—
NRAlice gets into an asylum for the mentally ill called "Wonderland." There, for the first time in her life, she encounters truly sick people and unusual rules, breaking which is a much bigger problem than Alice might think.
Alice in "Wonderland"
2026
NRHaving deceived his nurse and left his mother to live out her life alone, a man believes he has bought himself peace. But there is a price to pay for everything, and the price turns out to be higher than he thought.
Mother: Chapter One
2025
NRHaving deceived his nurse and left his mother to live out her life alone, a man believes he has bought himself peace. But there is a price to pay for everything, and the price turns out to be higher than he thought.
Mother: Chapter One
2025
NRHaving deceived his nurse and left his mother to live out her life alone, a man believes he has bought himself peace. But there is a price to pay for everything, and the price turns out to be higher than he thought.
Mother: Chapter One
2025
NROleksii has nightmares in which his doppelganger suffers from a terrible illness. But Oleksii doesn’t have a twin — or rather, he thinks he doesn’t.
The Other Side of Death
2026
NRA gray world filled with black animals, gray everyday life, and damp weather, where suddenly a yellow cat with blue eyes climbs out of its shabby cathouse.
Yellow Cat with Blue Eyes
2025
NRA gray world filled with black animals, gray everyday life, and damp weather, where suddenly a yellow cat with blue eyes climbs out of its shabby cathouse.
Yellow Cat with Blue Eyes
2025
NRMax's plan to win over his married coworker backfires when he sneaks into her apartment and runs straight into her jealous husband. What should have been a disaster turns into an unexpected friendship, as the two men bond over their questionable romantic exploits.
Soulmates
2026
NRGiving a pledge to the victim to find the killer, the police officer uses the girl as bait to search for someone who may never appear.
The Pledge
2026
NRGiving a pledge to the victim to find the killer, the police officer uses the girl as bait to search for someone who may never appear.
The Pledge
2026
NRGiving a pledge to the victim to find the killer, the police officer uses the girl as bait to search for someone who may never appear.
The Pledge
2026
Adaptation of Franz Kafka's novel "The Trial"
The Trial
2026
NRA young journalist investigates a film student's claim that the corpse of a 125-year-old director continues to direct the crew on set, and gradually uncovers evidence that casts doubt not only on the student's sanity but also on the veracity of the story itself.
The Director's Corpse
2026
NRA young journalist investigates a film student's claim that the corpse of a 125-year-old director continues to direct the crew on set, and gradually uncovers evidence that casts doubt not only on the student's sanity but also on the veracity of the story itself.
The Director's Corpse
2026
NRA young journalist investigates a film student's claim that the corpse of a 125-year-old director continues to direct the crew on set, and gradually uncovers evidence that casts doubt not only on the student's sanity but also on the veracity of the story itself.
The Director's Corpse
2026
Short film based on Kyrylo Polovinko's novel "Limbo. Place of Lost Souls"
Limbo
2026
NRAfter crashing on Earth, an alien takes Zakhar’s memories and assumes his identity to return home, but while living his life, he falls in love with his friend Dasha and, for the first time, finds a desire of his own to stay.
Thank you!
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NRAfter crashing on Earth, an alien takes Zakhar’s memories and assumes his identity to return home, but while living his life, he falls in love with his friend Dasha and, for the first time, finds a desire of his own to stay.
Thank you!
—
NRAfter crashing on Earth, an alien takes Zakhar’s memories and assumes his identity to return home, but while living his life, he falls in love with his friend Dasha and, for the first time, finds a desire of his own to stay.
Thank you!
—
NROn New Year’s Eve, a brother and sister living on the streets look for warmth and safety in a cold, festive city. A stranger’s kindness seems to give them hope, but it puts their trust to the test.
The Christmas Drawing
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NROn New Year’s Eve, a brother and sister living on the streets look for warmth and safety in a cold, festive city. A stranger’s kindness seems to give them hope, but it puts their trust to the test.
The Christmas Drawing
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7.5A boy confesses his love to a girl, but can't say the words.
I Love You
2025
7.5A boy confesses his love to a girl, but can't say the words.
I Love You
2025
7.5A boy confesses his love to a girl, but can't say the words.
I Love You
2025
Adaptation of Ihor Antoniuk's work "Bad Dog"
Bad Dog
2026
NRIn the forest, next to the animals, lives a caring Monster, but his care leads to tragedy.
Beware! Monster!
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NRIn the forest, next to the animals, lives a caring Monster, but his care leads to tragedy.
Beware! Monster!
—
NRA girl whose life has just gotten better is being pulled back into the past. Is this for the best?
My flower
2026
NRThe girl asks Zakhar to go to the balcony to see who is there, but the guy wants to sleep and doesn't go, which leads to an incredible discovery.
Echoes of a LONELY night
2024
NRThe girl asks Zakhar to go to the balcony to see who is there, but the guy wants to sleep and doesn't go, which leads to an incredible discovery.
Echoes of a LONELY night
2024
