An AP team of Ukrainian journalists trapped in the besieged city of Mariupol struggle to continue their work documenting the atrocities of the Russian invasion. As the only international reporters who have remained in the city, they capture what later become defining images of the war: dying children, mass graves, the bombing of a maternity hospital, and more.
A Sentimental Journey to the Parajanov Planet (Сентиментальна подорож до планети Параджанова)
Documentary homage to Sergei Parajanov, a brilliant filmmaker and artist, on his 100 anniversary. Embark on a mesmerizing journey into the world of Parajanov, and witness the blend of unique archive material with surrealistic puppetry scenes, blurring the lines between imagination and reality.
Ashes Settling in Layers on the Surface (Прах, що осідає шаром на поверхні)
Based on diaries and photographs of the director’s grandfather and mother, the film reconstructs the life of one family within the never-ending cycle of destruction and restoration in her hometown — Mariupol. Today, the director is left with nothing except her memories. And she is not the only one: while we are watching the film, somewhere there is a war.
Ravaged body of Ukrainian nature is the main character behind this visually and sound driven observational documentary. Silently laying bare the catastrophic impacts of war, nature resists and gradually heals itself.
#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
Nelia and Oleksandr offer refuge to fleeing Kharkiv families, providing shelter and land in their village. But when the newcomers struggle to adapt to rural life, their shared harvest falters. Can they unite to save the garden and their bonds amidst adversity?
A personal journey to reveal the banality of evil behind Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. A creative juxtaposition between the realities of Ukrainians resisting the violence of war, and the Russians perpetrating it.
This is a film about a Ukrainian woman, who put her travel business on hold during Russia's full-scale attack and began transporting the bodies of military men killed in action.
The Days I Would Like to Forget (Дні, які хочеться забути)
Film triptych of three parts – MILITANTROPOS, PALINGENESION, and COSMOMORPHOSIS, observes how the war in Ukraine changes humans and space and affects the world. Different personal experiences combine a holistic collective one, showing war’s influence and presence on all levels of existence.
The film’s events take place on a single day: August 24, 2022, the day Ukraine celebrates the 31st anniversary of the renewal of independent statehood.
The elite Kyiv Naval Political College operates in a city without access to the sea. The first Soviet aircraft carrier, the Kyiv, became the flagship of the Northern Fleet. The school’s students, future political officers of the Soviet navy, go on a long navigation voyage; meanwhile, at their alma mater the Kyiv-Mohyla Academy opens.
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