Zlata Svyda is a Ukrainian artist from Zakarpattia (Transcarpathia), currently based in Kyiv. She struggles with bipolar disorder and is currently undergoing treatment. Her first short film, 'First Session,' addresses mental health issues.
A tragicomic story about a depressed girl who decides to commit suicide at home. At the last moment, she is stopped by an annoying doorbell. When she opens it, she sees a courier who has come to see her by mistake. Ksenia realizes that the stranger has saved her life and realizes the need to finally go to her first psychotherapy session.