Films

Ashes Settling In Layers On The Surface
#war #social_issues #identity #human_interest #history #family #creative #archives
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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.
#war #social_issues #identity #human_interest #history #family #creative #archives
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Flowers of Mars
#war #death #history
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Flowers of Mars (Квіти Марса)
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 #death #history
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My Huta
#observation #identity #history #family #experimental #animated
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My Huta (Моя Гута)
A poetic journey into the world of the past to confront its ghosts and rediscover the roots of one's 'self'.
#observation #identity #history #family #experimental #animated
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Pain Distance
#war #trauma #sports #competition
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Pain Distance (Дистанція болю)
Two amputee war veterans turn to adaptive sports to rebuild their lives after being injured on the frontline. They train for the swimming competition Ocean Man alongside fellow veterans as part of their recovery.
#war #trauma #sports #competition
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Patronymic
#postcolonialism #identity #history #family #archives
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Patronymic (По батькові)
Following her train journey home to Kyiv, filmmaker Mariia Volodymyrivna Ponomarova searches for the missing part of her full name—the patronymic, a Ukrainian middle name derived from one’s father's namethat disappeared from her international documents for better or for worse.
#postcolonialism #identity #history #family #archives
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The Ferryman
#adventures #war #teenager #sports #drama #current_affairs #coming of age
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The Ferryman (Поромник)
17-year-old Danylo works as a ferryman in the shadow of a destroyed bridge 50 km from Kharkiv to earn money and continue his studies at a sports academy. Still, his dreams of becoming a professional kayaker collide with the reality of wartime.
#adventures #war #teenager #sports #drama #current_affairs #coming of age
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Traces
#women #war #violence #human_rights #gender
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Traces (Сліди)
The deep traces of trauma left behind by six women who survived sexual violence and torture as a result of Russia’s aggression in Ukraine serve as a source of strength as they attempt to transform their post-traumatic experience into post-traumatic growth.
#women #war #violence #human_rights #gender
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