Don’t Be a Square! Short Films Out of Competition
Short Film Competition: Program II
Short Film Competition: Program I
Ukrainian Legacies in the Archival Space
Kilometre
Follows video artist Roman Liubyi as he returns home during Russia’s invasion, joining an air intelligence unit operating drones to locate invading forces.
Intercepted
Explores war landscapes, contrasting serene de-occupied village images with wiretapped conversations between Russian soldiers and their families, examining perception and evidence.
The Basement
Documentary about residents of Yahidne village locked in a school basement for 27 days by Russian troops in March 2022, featuring testimonies.
A Bit of a Stranger
Explores the experiences of four generations of women in the filmmaker’s family, showing how Moscow’s imperial policies affected national identity.
Decolonial Focus: Short Film Program
Mother and Daughter, or the Night Is Never Complete
Documentary about a 93-year-old world-famous director remembering her mother, Georgia’s first female filmmaker, exploring feminist cinema legacy.