Film Archive of Silence

Duration
480’
Film Archive of Silence is a virtual reality film in 360-degree format. This documentary explores the themes of memory and the preservation of cultural heritage in museums, using the example of the Poltava Regional Museum — a landmark of Ukrainian modernist architecture designed by Vasyl Krychevskyi.

Directors: Vartan Markaryan, Vadym Makhitka



Visual artists based in Poltava. Vartan and Vadym’s creative practice spans a wide range of media, including installation, video, and VR360/AR/AI technologies. The artists have participated in numerous group exhibitions and festivals in Ukraine and abroad, including Ukrainian Arable and War Fields (2023, National Museum of Agriculture, Ostrava, Czech Republic), Neutralization (2022, JUMP Contemporary Art Center, Poltava), and others.

Ukraïnka Gallery
8 Ihorivska ⅛ St.
June 6–13,
12:00–20:00
Free admission.


22 INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL
 6 — 13 
June 2025
Field recordings as soundscaping of memory: witnessing and artistic p…
DOCU/SYNTHESIS
04 June 2024
Field recordings as soundscaping of memory: witnessing and artistic practices
Duration
90 ’
DOCU/SYNTHESIS
04 June 2024
Anthology of Ukrainian cuisine 2022–2024
DOCU/SYNTHESIS
06 June 2024
Anthology of Ukrainian cuisine 2022–2024
Duration
690’
DOCU/SYNTHESIS
06 June 2024
Listening to absence: Sound archives of (non-) empty rooms
DOCU/SYNTHESIS
02 June 2024
Listening to absence: Sound archives of (non-) empty rooms
Duration
540’
DOCU/SYNTHESIS
02 June 2024
Spaces of the common. SINEMA TRANSTOPIA
DOCU/SYNTHESIS
02 June 2024
Spaces of the common. SINEMA TRANSTOPIA
Duration
90’
DOCU/SYNTHESIS
02 June 2024