In 2022, as Russian forces reached the outskirts of Kyiv, an elderly couple lost their home and everything in it. Isolated and vulnerable, they rely on the kindness of neighbors to survive. But with the front line drawing nearer, they have to make the ultimate sacrifice: abandon their home forever to escape with their lives.
Vladyslav Kalenskyi is an animation director based in Kyiv, Ukraine. He studied at the Enerhodar Art School and graduated from the National Academy of Visual Arts and Architecture in Kyiv.
Ember (2026), Echo (2025), The Town on the Sand (2024), Morrow (2023)