Lionia Is Leaving

"Lionia Is Leaving" is a mixed-reality immersive drama based on the true story of Lionia, a retired engineer from Okhtyrka, Ukraine, who survived the bombing of his home. The tale unfolds through photogrammetric fragments of a Ukrainian house, where characters appear only as animated shadows and voices. Navigating the space reveals scenes from before and at the invasion’s start—family dinners, hurried packing, breaking news, a neighbor at the window. In a pivotal interaction, you try to move stubborn Lionya from his sofa to avert the inevitable. After the strike, pulled from the ruins, he stands in the snowy night and calls his family, offering fragile hope as he realizes what truly matters.