My Dear Theo

My Dear Théo
Directed byAlisa Kovalenko
Written byAlisa Kovalenko
Release date
  • March 23, 2025 (2025-03-23)
CountryUkraine

My Dear Théo is a 2025 Ukrainian co-production documentary written and directed by Alisa Kovalenko.

Synopsis

The film is narrated as a letter from mother Alisa Kovalenko, a voluntary soldier in the Ukrainian Voluntary Army. As a mother and filmmaker, she promised to join the frontline combat in the case of a full-scale Russian invasion to Ukraine. After the 2022 Russian invasion, Kovalenko 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.

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

Release

My Dear Theo was released on March 23, 2025 at the Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival.

References

  1. ↑ "My Dear Théo". CPH:DOX. Retrieved 2025-10-28.
  2. ↑ "My Dear Théo". ZAGREBDOX. Retrieved 2025-10-28.
  3. ↑ "My Dear Théo". Czech Film Center. Retrieved 2025-10-28.
  4. ↑ Szalai, Georg (2025-03-11). "A Ukrainian Mother and Doc Maker Writes to Her Son From the Frontline in 'My Dear Théo' (Trailer)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2026-04-24.