Films

How I celebrated the day of the russian language in Kherson
#social_issues #war #experimental #ecology
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How I celebrated the day of the russian language in Kherson (Як я святкувала день російської мови в Херсоні)
A portrait of Kherson during the flooding after russian invaders blew up the Kakhovka hydroelectric station through a personal story of being there.
#social_issues #war #experimental #ecology
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If you want to fly, dig
#war #observation #current_affairs
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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
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Intercepted
#war #observation #human_rights #history #everyday_life #current_affairs #anthropology
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Intercepted (Мирні люди)

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.

#war #observation #human_rights #history #everyday_life #current_affairs #anthropology
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Iron Butterflies
#war #investigation #human_rights #history #disaster #current_affairs #creative #archives
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Iron Butterflies (Залізні метелики)
In summer 2014, the sunflower fields and coal mines of eastern Ukraine turned into a crime scene measuring 12 square kilometres.
#war #investigation #human_rights #history #disaster #current_affairs #creative #archives
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Ivan and Marta
#love #relationship #memories #history #art #culture
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Ivan and Marta (Іван і Марта)
This is a love story of two Ukrainian aged persons which was filming during 3 years…
#love #relationship #memories #history #art #culture
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King Lear: how we looked for love during the war
#war #theatre #social_issues #refugees #human_interest #drama #art #culture
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King Lear: how we looked for love during the war (Король лір: як ми шукали любов під час війни)
Due to the full-scale Russian invasion in Ukraine, tens of thousands of Ukrainians, fleeing the war, found refuge in a small town in western Ukraine. A local director decides to involve non-professional actors – displaced people - in bringing his dream into life  to stage the King Lear play.

#war #theatre #social_issues #refugees #human_interest #drama #art #culture
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lightland
#war #drama
In Development
lightland (Земля світла)
There was a town called city of light. After 30 years of existence, the war and 8 years in the gray zone extinguished the last hope: the main enterprise, the Vuhlehirsk TPP, was scheduled to be closed.
#war #drama
In Development
Mission 200
#war #observation #human_rights #history #activism
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Mission 200 (Місія 200)
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.
#war #observation #human_rights #history #activism
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Nice Ladies
#war #sports #social_issues #observation #identity #human_interest #gender #everyday_life #anthropology
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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
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Nukemailing
#science #politics #investigation #disaster #current_affairs #archives
Work in Progress
Nukemailing
The documentary asks what lies behind Russia's nuclear blackmail actions, what possible solutions exist, and what post-war security policy must look like to prevent future nuclear threats.
#science #politics #investigation #disaster #current_affairs #archives
Work in Progress
On April 22, 2023, from 13:05 to 13:11 nothing happened in Irpin
#war #urban #observation #anthropology
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On April 22, 2023, from 13:05 to 13:11 nothing happened in Irpin (22 квітня 2023 року з 13:05 до 13:11 в Ірпені нічого не відбувалось)
This short film is a grotesque reflection of the threat of death that could come at any moment from Russian missiles and other weapons.
#war #urban #observation #anthropology
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Our home
#war #human_rights #everyday_life #anthropology
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Our home (Наш дім)
In February 2022, when Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the apartment my friend and I were renting in Lviv became a transit point.
#war #human_rights #everyday_life #anthropology
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Our Robo Family
#teenager #technology #observation #human_interest #family #current_affairs #competition
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Our Robo Family (Наша робо сім'я)
With the full-scale russian invasion of Ukraine, twelve-year-old Mykyta together with his parents and younger brother, had to flee their home in Vuhledar, a small mining town in Donetsk Oblast.

#teenager #technology #observation #human_interest #family #current_affairs #competition
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Plasticine Dreams
#war #refugees #human_rights #human_interest #history #anthropology
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Plasticine Dreams (Пластилінові мрії)

In the polyphony of voices, a search for home unfolds. 

#war #refugees #human_rights #human_interest #history #anthropology
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Position
#war #observation #human_interest #current_affairs
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Position (Позиція)
The film tells the story of a group of Ukrainian soldiers from a territorial self-defence battalion who are heading to a battle position in a ‘grey zone’ that is located several hundred metres from enemy positions.
#war #observation #human_interest #current_affairs
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Round Glasses
#war #road movie #observation #identity #everyday_life #cinema #anthropology
In Development
Round Glasses (Круглі окуляри)
A Ukrainian man travels abroad for the first time since the full-scale war to attend a film festival in Germany.
#war #road movie #observation #identity #everyday_life #cinema #anthropology
In Development
Songs Of Slow Burning Earth
#war #human_interest #anthropology
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Songs Of Slow Burning Earth (Переміщені)
The observational film consists of stories about the phenomena of the Russian-Ukrainian war.
#war #human_interest #anthropology
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Step Into the Comfort Zone
#war #social_issues #refugees #LGBT / Queer #identity #human_rights
In Development
Step Into the Comfort Zone (Вхід до Зони Комфорту )
The film is about LGBT Ukrainians who were born and raised during the USSR and remained outlaws for many years. Only now, despite the war, they have decided to pursue their dreams and embrace their true identities.
#war #social_issues #refugees #LGBT / Queer #identity #human_rights
In Development
Storks always come home
#war #nature #love #creative #anthropology
Work in Progress
Storks always come home (Лелеки завжди повертаються додому)
What will happen to heaven once the war begins?
#war #nature #love #creative #anthropology
Work in Progress
The Blessed (Artists at war)
#war #current_affairs #creative #art #culture
Work in Progress
The Blessed (Artists at war) (Блаженні)
Several Ukrainian artists and one filmmaker embark on a journey to seek an answer to once unimaginable question  what is the artist’s role in a war?
#war #current_affairs #creative #art #culture
Work in Progress
The Days I Would Like to Forget
#war #history #current_affairs #anthropology
Work in Progress
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. 
#war #history #current_affairs #anthropology
Work in Progress
The Mist
#war #observation #human_rights #human_interest #drama #archives #anthropology
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The Mist (Імла)

Ukraine, February 24, 2022. A regular winter morning transforms into an extraordinary event, and everyday life becomes part of a great war.

Explosions, sirens, queues, shelters. Evacuation, roads, checkpoints, volunteering. To stay or to leave? Which direction to run? There's a river beyond the forest and a bridge beyond it, but you can't see it. In case of heavy fog, try to follow the sounds.

#war #observation #human_rights #human_interest #drama #archives #anthropology
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Ukrainian Independence
#war #urban #observation #human_interest #history #everyday_life #current_affairs #anthropology
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Ukrainian Independence (День незалежності)
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.
#war #urban #observation #human_interest #history #everyday_life #current_affairs #anthropology
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Under the Sign of Anchor
#postcolonialism #history #education #archives
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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.
#postcolonialism #history #education #archives
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Under the Wing of a Night
#war #social_issues #refugees #family #childhood
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Under the Wing of a Night (Під крилом ночі)
11-year-old Olesia's new life in Belgium as she waits for her father's nightly call from back home in Ukraine.
#war #social_issues #refugees #family #childhood
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Voice messages from Bakhmut
#war #urban #experimental #docufiction #creative
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Voice messages from Bakhmut (Войси з Бахмута)
Voice messages sent from the disappearing city with hope to be heard.
#war #urban #experimental #docufiction #creative
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Walk
#observation #identity #family #coming of age #anthropology
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Walk (Гуляю)
This is an autobiographical story by Daria Zhuravel.
#observation #identity #family #coming of age #anthropology
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We Will Not Fade Away
#adventures #war #teenager #sports #road movie #identity #coming of age #anthropology
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We Will Not Fade Away (Ми не згаснемо)
Donbas, 2019. The prospect of a new Russian invasion hangs in the air, while the sound of the gunfire resulting from the old one can still be heard in the distance.
#adventures #war #teenager #sports #road movie #identity #coming of age #anthropology
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What You will do when the War starts?
#war #social_issues #performance_art #experimental #creative #archives #culture
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What You will do when the War starts? (Що робитимеш коли почнеться війна?)
A bitterly funny documentary of club-kid life in wartime, - New York Tіmes.
#war #social_issues #performance_art #experimental #creative #archives #culture
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