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A Bit of a Stranger
#women #war #postcolonialism #observation #identity #family #emigration #current_affairs #archives
Сompleted
A Bit of a Stranger (Трішки чужа)
Four generations of Ukrainian women from one family explore how their ethnic identity has been destroyed by the full-scale Russian invasion.
#women #war #postcolonialism #observation #identity #family #emigration #current_affairs #archives
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Above All. To remember
#war #family #current_affairs #revolution #death
Work in Progress
Above All. To remember (Понад усе. Памʼятати)
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.
#war #family #current_affairs #revolution #death
Work in Progress
Ashes Settling In Layers On The Surface
#war #social_issues #identity #human_interest #history #family #creative #archives
Work in Progress
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
Work in Progress
Fragments of Ice
#sports #identity #history #family #current_affairs #creative #coming of age #archives #anthropology
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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
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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.
#war #parents #observation #family #everyday_life
Сompleted
Listening to the World
#war #refugees #health #family #environment #drama
Work in Progress
Listening to the World (Прислухаючись до світу)
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.
#war #refugees #health #family #environment #drama
Work in Progress
My Dear Théo
#women #war #observation #memories #human_interest #family
Сompleted
My Dear Théo (З любов’ю з фронту)
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.
#women #war #observation #memories #human_interest #family
Сompleted
My Huta
#observation #nature #identity #history #family #experimental #animated
Work in Progress
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 #nature #identity #history #family #experimental #animated
Work in Progress
Not Tired
#women #war #immigration #family
Work in Progress
Not Tired (Не втомлена)
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...
#women #war #immigration #family
Work in Progress
Patronymic
#postcolonialism #identity #history #family #archives
Work in Progress
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 name—that disappeared from her international documents for better or for worse.
#postcolonialism #identity #history #family #archives
Work in Progress
Red Zone
#relationship #war #love #family #animated
In Development
Red Zone (Червона Зона)
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.
#relationship #war #love #family #animated
In Development
Ukraine is not so far away
#war #immigration #history #family
Work in Progress
Ukraine is not so far away (Україна — не так далеко)
In this film, we follow family of filmmakers from 2013 when the Maidan and the Revolution of Dignity occurred, to the moment they return home from abroad.
#war #immigration #history #family
Work in Progress
Up in the Air
#war #family #coming of age #sports #drama
Work in Progress
Up in the Air (В повітрі)
A 9-year-old Ukrainian circus acrobat, Sasha, is developing his skills and performance up in the air. In 2022 Russia’s full-scale invasion in Ukraine challenges the path to his dreams. The war took his home but not his inner strength or family.
#war #family #coming of age #sports #drama
Work in Progress
Where’s My Body Armor?
#cinema #family #war
Сompleted
Where’s My Body Armor? (Де мій бронік?)
Dasha, a young cinematographer, is going home from Germany to Druzhkivka, Donetsk region. She had not been home for two years, since the beginning of the war. Upon exiting the train, she immediately runs into her old friend Andrii, with whom she once filmed a documentary and now shares a mutual sympathy. Now, he is a military man.
#cinema #family #war
Сompleted
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