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.
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.
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.
Is it possible to return to a normal life after being broken by war?
#war #social_issues #relationship #drama
Сompleted
Every Death Diminishes Me
#war #trauma #current_affairs #creative
Work in Progress
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
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.
Serving both as a mother’s testament of love and a war documentary, the film interweaves Kovalenko's personal journey with the larger narrative of those fighting to ensure future generations may live in peace.
Karina, a girl from Poland who came on a humanitarian mission at the beginning of the war, now relocated to Ukrainian village where she found a ‘foster’ family and harmony. But, despite her health problems, she volunteered as a medic in the army, where she could die any day...
Palingenesionexplores the perception of death in the Russian-Ukrainian war versus the fight for life. Through personal stories, it reflects on shared grief, collective trauma, and resilience. Amid loss, Ukrainians navigate pain together, witnessing the rebirth of a deep thirst for life.
Three drag queens redefine resilience and hope, fighting for LGBTQ+ rights and survival amid war-torn Ukraine.
#war #human_rights #gender #LGBT / Queer
Сompleted
Real
#war #observation #current_affairs
Сompleted
Real (Реал)
Director Oleh Sentsov, in his role as an army lieutenant, took part in several intensive battles—and during one, his BMP was destroyed by Russian artillery. In the aftermath, he became embedded in nearby trenches and tried to organize via radio the evacuation of part of his unit.
As shelling intensifies, Ukrainians actively rebuild their country, spanning efforts from grassroots volunteer initiatives to international policymaking. Revealing challenges and paradoxes of the reconstruction process in times of destruction.
What is the end of the world for one person is another ordinary Tuesday for someone else. Film director, poet, soldier’s wife and mother of a teenager, Iryna Tsilyk captures a typical day in Kyiv amid wartime. A film about resistance and the beautiful, strong people in the dark times.
After being wounded at the front and recovering in hospitals, a Ukrainian war veteran returns to his family. He tries to make up for three years of absence from home and tries to return to teaching physical education at school. But rehabilitation requires more than he expected.
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