Eva Neymann

Eva Neymann
Eva Neymann at the 6th Odesa International Film Festival
Born (1974-06-21) 21 June 1974 (age 52)
Zaporizhzhia, Ukrainian SSR
OccupationFilm director

Eva Neymann (Ukrainian: Єва Нейман; born 21 June 1974) is a Ukrainian film director. Her film At the River was entered into the 29th Moscow International Film Festival.

Film career

In the 2020s, Neymann continued her focus on observational and documentary-style cinema, often centered on everyday life in Odesa, Ukraine. Her 2021 documentary Pryvoz examined the social and cultural dynamics of a historic Odesa marketplace and was screened at several international film festivals.

In 2025, Neymann directed the documentary When Lightning Flashes Over the Sea, a German–Ukrainian co-production portraying the lives of civilians in Odesa during the ongoing war following the 2022 Russian invasion.

Selected filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2015 Song of Songs
2012 House with a Turret
2007 At the River
2025 When Lightning Flashes Over the Sea Director

Awards

References

  1. ↑ "29th Moscow International Film Festival (2007)". MIFF. Archived from the original on April 21, 2013. Retrieved 2013-05-30.
  2. ↑ "'When Lightning Flashes Over the Sea': A Documentary on War-Touched Odessa - Oj". odessa-journal.com. Retrieved 2026-04-08.
  3. ↑ Szalai, Georg (2025-02-06). "'When Lightning Flashes Over the Sea': Ukrainians Dream Despite the War (Exclusive Berlin Teaser)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2026-04-08.
  4. ↑ Davide Abbatescianni (16 January 2025). "Berlinale's Forum announces a selection of contemporary cinema questioning our time". Cineuropa. Retrieved 19 January 2025.