A Sentimental Journey to the Parajanov Planet (Сентиментальна подорож до планети Параджанова)
A documentary homage to genius filmmaker Sergei Parajanov on the centenary of his birth. Take a journey into his world and witness the blend of unique archive material with surrealistic puppetry scenes, merging imagination and reality.
The Mykytenko family’s fight for Ukraine began in 2014. Yuliia and her father, Mykola, battled for independence until 2016. In 2020, Mykola staged the ultimate protest—self-immolation. Now, as war rages again, Yuliia must honor his legacy, tell their story, and defend her country once more.
Three years of war have scarred every citizen of Ukraine. When a Danish urbanist arrives with a plan to build a Nordic therapy garden, his efforts expose how unprepared the nation is to address a looming mental health crisis.
Deployments for combat missions for Apache, a tank commander, is a daily routine task. But this time he needs to do a mission with a gunner who is deploying to the confrontation line for the first time.
#war #observation #current_affairs
Сompleted
Archive. Box#64
#history #digitalization #creative #archives
Work in Progress
Archive. Box#64 (Архів#64)
The artistic image of the archive and personal stories of characters, who collect and store archival information, are intertwined, showing the experience of accumulating knowledge, building a bridge between the past and the present. However, does knowledge have enough power to prevent new tragedies?
Ashes Settling In Layers On The Surface (Прах, що осідає шаром на поверхні)
Extracted from under the rubble of war, diaries tell the tragic stories of three generations of Ukrainian families in Mariupol, including the director’s.
Birds and Beasts.The Universe of Hnizdovsky (Птахи і Звірі. Всесвіт Гніздовського)
It is a creative documentary about renowned Ukrainian-American artist Jaques Hnizdovsky, whose journey from displaced persons camps to global fame mirrors the experiences of modern Ukrainian emigrants. Told through the eyes of his beloved cat Jérôme, it explores identity, nature, and overcoming loneliness.
For many years, bouqunistes in Kyiv save books from rain and cold. Each of them has their own story — someone lost a teacher’s job in the harsh 1990s and someone came to work here after retiring. When the Russian invasion begins, they are left with questions about Russian heritage, imperial myths, and their past.
#teenager #parents #nature #internet #community #coming of age
Work in Progress
Catch me in the Wood (Спіймай мене посеред лісу)
Nazariy, a 19-year-old Hutsul blogger, lives high in the mountains and films mushrooms, animals, and nature. But when a full-scale war breaks out, everything changes. Meanwhile, his father believes that money can only be earned through physical labor, but Nazariy and his ideas have other plans.
#teenager #parents #nature #internet #community #coming of age
Work in Progress
Dad's Lullaby
#war #social_issues #relationship #drama
Сompleted
Dad's Lullaby (Татова колискова)
Is it possible to return to a normal life after being broken by war?
Vasyl is a former ski jumper who now works as a coach at a ski jumping school for children in the Carpathians. He is a tough, hardened man at the end of his career.
Fueled by rare earth minerals and foreign visionaries, built with Belgian trams, German manufacturing, Polish labor, and French and British capital — EuroKryvbas reveals how Ukraine’s industrial core was once deeply European, before the Soviet Union rewrote its past and silenced its legacy. Today, as mines and factories lie near the frontline, history echoes once more — defying imperial myths with memory and resistance.
Every Death Diminishes Me (Кожна смерть зменшує мене)
A Ukrainian filmmaker becomes a frontline paramedic. Working alongside a Dutch volunteer, he sees each death not only change him but widen the rift between the world he comes from and the curated world he’s trying to reach.
When world around plunges into darkness, Anna decides to save most vulnerable ones—animals. Since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, Anna has been rescuing injured and abandoned animals, with her motto: Whoever saves one life, saves the whole world!
In Lviv, Ukraine, where over 1,000 soldiers from the ongoing war are buried, a group of devoted men from different walks of life organises funeral ceremonies, while the cemetery's space dwindles with each passing day.
#war #history #death
Work in Progress
Fragments of Ice
#sports #identity #history #family #current_affairs #creative #coming of age #archives #anthropology
Сompleted
Fragments of Ice (Фрагменти льоду)
A gentle hypnotic journey through the VHS archives of the (post-)Soviet figure skater who toured the West in the 80s and 90s. Years later, his daughter follows these videotaped memories to reveal a story about maturing: of herself, her family, and her society.
#sports #identity #history #family #current_affairs #creative #coming of age #archives #anthropology
Imagine suddenly finding yourself on an unknown planet, an environment you know nothing about. What is soft and what is hard, what can you lean on and what can hurt you? A space where familiar objects have unknown uses that you have yet to discover.
Today, more women are working in Ukraine's coal mines than ever before. Replacing the men who went to the front, they descend into the deep mines of Donbas. Is this a temporary shift in roles or a step toward gender equality? The film tells the stories of women underground, seeking light in the tunnel of war.
#human_interest #gender #women
Work in Progress
How I Spent My Summer Holidays?
#education #coming of age #childhood
Сompleted
How I Spent My Summer Holidays? (Як пройшли мої літні канікули?)
Each of us has written this essay at some point. It happens every September 1st, yet it still catches you off guard.
#education #coming of age #childhood
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If you want to fly, dig
#war #observation #current_affairs
Сompleted
If you want to fly, dig (Хочеш літати — копай)
We see impressive videos of the work of drone operators in the media every day. The painstaking work that is done to prepare for it is usually left behind the scenes.
#war #observation #current_affairs
Сompleted
In Limbo
#war #parents #observation #family #everyday_life
Сompleted
In Limbo (Зшиті кроки)
Reflecting the uncertain reality of the ongoing war in Ukraine, this cinematic diary of the Maksimenko family's struggle for survival reveals the profound impact of conflict on ordinary lives. Through a mesmerising interplay of visual storytelling and sonic improvisation on percussion instruments, the film probes themes of home, displacement, resilience, and the enduring bonds of family in the face of war's brutal disruption.
Sound and image stare each other in the face as Intercepted contrasts quiet compositions of everyday life of Ukrainians since the full-scale invasion with intercepted phone conversations between Russian soldiers and their families.
Iva, deaf since birth, flees war-torn Ukraine with her son Mykyta, seeking refuge in Germany. In Berlin, she receives a Cochlear implant, offering her a chance to hear for the first time. Amidst the chaos of war and displacement, Iva embarks on a journey to listen, adapt, and make her voice heard.
Militantropos (lat. «milit» — soldier; gr. «ἄνθρωπος» — human) — persona, obtained by humans when entering the state of war. Militantropos chooses to accept the war as one and only option and undergoes transformations in order to continue to exist.
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