Liubyi raced back toUkraine.
His wife and seven-year-old daughter are now living in London.
She is going to school in London and has become bilingual.
Roman Liubyi and daughter reunited at Berlin Film FestivalGetty Images
She loves it but she would jump at the chance to return home any day.
Its harder to convince kids, he says.
He admits the invasion left him questioning the point of the film and even his work as a filmmaker.
Tonia Noyabrova
I think a lot of Ukrainian filmmakers felt like me, he says.
Were working on the script.
Its based on a book written almost one hundred years ago, calledUnholy Power.
The work will combine different animation techniques, led by stop-motion and puppetry.
It was like giving birth to a real child, says Noyabrova.
Instead, she is writing a Ruben Ostlund-style satire about refugee life.
Its a comedy about refugees.
Its not a comedy-comedy.
It will be an ironic movie in the vein of a Ruben Ostlund film, likeThe Square.
It could be anywhere.
We just need to pick a very conservative European city with a very powerful bureaucracy.
It could be France, or Germany…, she adds.
There will be a lot of layers and aspects to the characters, explains Noyabrova.
Her earlier work such as the short filmEverything Will Be Alrightand first featureHero Of My Timecritiqued contemporary Ukrainian society.
Its a personal story which became really relevant.
Were not just fighting for our democracy and our freedom but also that of the European Union.
I really believe that.
Both filmmakers remain optimistic that Ukraine will prevail, with the support of the international community.
There is no way to survive without hope, says Liubyi.
His only fear is that war fatigue will set in if the conflict continues for another full year.
Were really fighting for our existence, our culture and our land, he continues.
We will manage it but the only question is at what cost.
There are many, many smart people fighting and dying.
Were losing the most precious thing we have, our people.
