Films

Bouquinistes
#war #social_issues #community #anthropology #culture
Сompleted
Bouquinistes (Книголови)
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.
#war #social_issues #community #anthropology #culture
Сompleted
EuroKryvbas
#postcolonialism #history #archives #architecture #culture
Work in Progress
EuroKryvbas (ЄвроКривбас)
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.
#postcolonialism #history #archives #architecture #culture
Work in Progress
Serge Lifar: Artist’s Case
#investigation #identity #history #dance #art #archives #culture
Work in Progress
Serge Lifar: Artist’s Case (Справа артиста. Сергій Лифар)
Serge Lifar: Artist’s Case uncovers the truth behind the legendary ballet dancer’s legacy, exploring whether his collaboration with Nazi forces was a choice or a consequence of circumstance.
#investigation #identity #history #dance #art #archives #culture
Work in Progress
The Bear
#war #education #culture #theatre #coming of age #teenager
Work in Progress
The Bear (Ведмідь)
A group of acting students is forced to relocate to Western Ukraine at the start of the war. They dream of becoming actors, but their graduation performance is based on a play by Chekhov. Some refuse to perform, risking their graduation. Why, out of thousands of plays, did they choose a Russian one?
#war #education #culture #theatre #coming of age #teenager
Work in Progress