Strong Structures

Ember

Year
2026
Country
Luxembourg, Ukraine
Duration
12’
Director
Vladyslav Kalenskyi

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.

 
CREW:
Director: Vladyslav Kalenskyi
Producer: Ira Yeroshko
Editor: Vladyslav Kalenskyi
Sound: Oleksandr Shatkivskyi
Director
Vladyslav Kalenskyi

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.

 
Selected Filmography

Ember (2026), Echo (2025), The Town on the Sand (2024), Morrow (2023)

23 INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL
 5 — 12 
June 2026
Balance
Strong Structures
Balance
Year
2024
Country
Canada
Director
Luiza Cocora
Duration
20’
Strong Structures
Apocalypse Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow, and the Day After Tomorrow
Strong Structures
Apocalypse Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow, and the Day After Tomorrow
Year
2025
Country
Czechia, Ukraine
Director
Anastasiia Bonadyha
Duration
20’
Strong Structures
Written Down As Father
Strong Structures
Written Down As Father
Year
2024
Country
Ukraine
Director
Dariia Kovalchuk
Duration
22’
Strong Structures
Homecoming
Strong Structures
Homecoming
Year
2026
Country
Ukraine
Director
Roman Khimei and Yarema Malashchuk
Duration
19’
Strong Structures
One Day I Wish to See You Happy
Strong Structures
One Day I Wish to See You Happy
Year
2025
Country
Ukraine, France
Director
Maryna Nikolcheva
Duration
81’
Strong Structures