Dominika is a documentary filmmaker who explores protagonists in existential situations, capturing their stories with empathy and simplicity, avoiding unnecessary drama even in tough situations. Through her films, she seeks to encourage viewers to believe in the possibility of meaningful change.
In recent years, she has primarily been filming in Ukraine, but she also focuses on human rights, migration, and audiovisual anthropology. She is highly skilled in cinematography and editing.
After earning a law degree in Vienna and she courrenlty graduates in film directing at Academy of performing Arts in Bratislava. In addition to her independent film work, she freelances as an audiovisual consultant and creator for various international organizations and NGOs such as IOM, EURACTIVE, European Migration Network.
ETERNITY AND A DAY – Coming Soon
Kherson, a city that has experienced both occupation and liberation, still faces daily attacks — separated from the frontline by nothing but a river. This film is not about war, but about courage and the need to create despite it. In the summer of 2023, when filming began, the theatre’s windows were still intact, but they were gradually destroyed by rocket strikes. Entry to Kherson is forbidden for foreigners, and Ukrainian journalists can work there only under strict limitations, which makes this film unique. The director was granted permission to live for several months inside the theatre and observe how it operates so close to the frontline — how its people repair the damage, rehearse new productions, and together grapple with fear and hope. The film portrays the everyday life of those who remained in Kherson and, despite the war, still feel a profound need to create.
Documentaries
Darkness All Around (2023) shows life in Kyiv during a wartime winter when constant blackouts created unusual opportunities for astronomy. Screened at various international film festivals such as Oxford shorts, Impact! Human Rights Catalunya, Luleå International Film Festival, etc.
In The Film I Didn’t Want to film (2023), she turns the camera on herself, documenting how her mother’s sudden illness reshaped her life and career, questioning whether she could remain a filmmaker in the face of personal crisis. AVAILABLE TO WATCH!
Her 2024 documentary Making Digitalization Work, created in collaboration with the Ministry of Education of the Slovak Republic, examines how digital technology affects primary school children and how schools can use it effectively. AVAILABLE TO WATCH! ( in Slovak )
Currently, she is working on Theater of Shattered Windows (2025), about a theater in Kherson located directly on the frontline. She spent over 12 weeks there during 2023–2024, documenting whether theater can continue when missile attacks have shattered every window in the building. TEASER AVAILABLE HERE!
Fiction films
MORENA (2024) A young boy growing up in the countryside with his grandfather copes with the painful absence of his mother through dreams and magical symbols, searching for his place in a world where the line between reality and fantasy disappears.