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My Diana
#relationship #LGBT / Queer #creative #archives #identity
Work in Progress
My Diana (Моя Діана)
When Ukrainian feminist and activist Diana Berg enters my life, my boundaries expand. Through our polyamorous relationship, I rediscover Ukraine after years in Germany. If polyamory exists, could "polyhomery" too?
#relationship #LGBT / Queer #creative #archives #identity
Work in Progress
My Huta
#observation #identity #history #family #experimental #animated #nature
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 #identity #history #family #experimental #animated #nature
Work in Progress
Nice Ladies
#war #sports #social_issues #observation #identity #human_interest #gender #everyday_life #anthropology
Сompleted
Nice Ladies (Nice Ladies)
A team of ageing Ukrainian cheerleaders hold on to their friendship as each navigates the trauma of war in her own way.
#war #sports #social_issues #observation #identity #human_interest #gender #everyday_life #anthropology
Сompleted
Night Mayor
#nightlife #docufiction #immigration
Work in Progress
Night Mayor (Нічний мер)
Being Lviv's Night Mayor means thriving in vibrant joy and freedom—unless war silences the music, forcing Chad, a migrant, to decide: rebuild his perfect place or say goodbye to Ukraine forever.
#nightlife #docufiction #immigration
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
Pain Distance
#social_issues #health #war #trauma #sports #competition
Work in Progress
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.
#social_issues #health #war #trauma #sports #competition
Work in Progress
Palingenesion
#media #community #observation #trauma #death #war
Work in Progress
Palingenesion
Palingenesion explores 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.
#media #community #observation #trauma #death #war
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
Queens Of Joy
#war #human_rights #gender #LGBT / Queer
Сompleted
Queens Of Joy (Kоролеви радості)
Three drag queens redefine resilience and hope, fighting for LGBTQ+ rights and survival amid war-torn Ukraine.
#war #human_rights #gender #LGBT / Queer
Сompleted
Recovery
#war #urban #social_issues #activism #current_affairs #politics #community
Work in Progress
Recovery (Відбудова)
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.
#war #urban #social_issues #activism #current_affairs #politics #community
Work in Progress
Red Zone
#war #animated #family #relationship #love
Work in Progress
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.
#war #animated #family #relationship #love
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
Silent Flood
#globalization #war #activism #social_issues #community #human_rights
Work in Progress
Silent Flood (Тиха Повінь)
Set by a beautiful river canyon in Western Ukraine, a pacifist community with unique religious beliefs, sees their peaceful way of life gradually distressed by regular floods and eventually an unexpected war.
#globalization #war #activism #social_issues #community #human_rights
Work in Progress
Songs of Slow Burning Earth
#everyday_life #observation #war #human_interest #anthropology
Сompleted
Songs of Slow Burning Earth (Пісні землі, що повільно горить)
Reflective observations of Ukraine in wartime are interwoven with eye-witness accounts to contemplate the ultimate tragedy: the normalisation of war.
#everyday_life #observation #war #human_interest #anthropology
Сompleted
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
The Ferryman
#adventures #war #teenager #sports #drama #current_affairs #coming of age
Work in Progress
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
Work in Progress
The Game of Women and War
#women #war #theatre #performance_art #observation
Work in Progress
The Game of Women and War
Four actresses with no personal connection to war are cast for the play characters based on the wartime stories of Ukrainian women. The documentary captures their journey of empathy, transformation, and the struggle to balance art with truth.
#women #war #theatre #performance_art #observation
Work in Progress
The Girl In The Photo
#photography #investigation #history #archives
Work in Progress
The Girl In The Photo (Дівчинка з фото)
The photo taken during the collectivization times by amateur photographer Mark Zalizniak became one of the most famous symbols of the Holodomor, but the fate of the people depicted in it remained unknown. The film explores the history of this family, the photo itself, and its symbolic meaning.
#photography #investigation #history #archives
Work in Progress
Traces
#women #war #violence #human_rights #gender
Work in Progress
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
Work in Progress
Ukraine is not so far away
#war #immigration #family #history
Work in Progress
Ukraine is not so far away (Україна — не так далеко)
A young, established Ukrainian filmmaker's family is forced to leave their homeland to protect their three children from shelling after Russian forces invaded Ukraine. In this film, we follow their family's story from 2013 when the Maidan and the Revolution of Dignity occurred, to the moment they return home.
#war #immigration #family #history
Work in Progress
Under the Sign of Anchor
#urban #postcolonialism #history #education #archives #sea
Сompleted
Under the Sign of Anchor (Під знаком якоря)
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.
#urban #postcolonialism #history #education #archives #sea
Сompleted
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
Witnesses. Captivity Kills
#war #human_rights #current_affairs
Сompleted
Witnesses. Captivity Kills (Свідки. Полон вбиває)
Russian propaganda tries to shift responsibility for war crimes onto Ukrainians. One of such crimes is the terrorist attack in Olenivka.
#war #human_rights #current_affairs
Сompleted
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