UA Shorts I. Bridging Gaps // Animation program
The curated animation shorts program, created in collaboration with the LINOLEUM Contemporary Animation and Media Art Festival, showcases the talents of Ukrainian animators. These works are characterized by their strangeness, wildness, and freedom, and they do not adhere to a common theme; each one tells its own distinctive story. While war serves as a prominent theme in many of the films, it plays different roles—sometimes serving as the central antagonist and at other times representing a tragic routine that has become an inescapable part of the characters' lives.
UNDER THE ENDLESS SKY | Oleksandra Dzhiganska | 4’ | 2022
TROIA | Andriy Naumenko | 3’ | 2022
MARIUPOL. A HUNDRED NIGHTS | Sofiia Melnyk | 7’ | 2022
SPRING | Mykyta Lyskov | 2’ | 2023
KYIV-UZHOROD | Dar’ya Terekhova | 2’ | 2023
THE WAR THAT CHANGED RONDO | Olha Havrylova | 16’ | 2020
DEEP WATER | Anna Dudko | 6’ | 2021
THE WAR THAT IS ALWAYS AROUND | Irina Harkavets | 1’ | 2022
THE RESPONSIBLE HERO | Roman Lysenko | 5’ | 2021
UNNECESSARY THINGS | Dmytro Lisenbart| 14’ | 2020
PAPER OR PLASTIC | Nata Metlukh | 8’ | 2019
WITHOUT YOU I‘M NOTHING / OKEAN ELZY | Oksana Kurmaz| 3’ | 2022
SILENT WITNESS | Anhelina Bilous| 00:29’ | 2023
SCREENINGS
26.10., 19:00
ACUD Kino
Veteranenstraße 21, 10119 Berlin
TICKETS
27.10., 19:00
SPUTNIK KINO
Hasenheide 54/5th, 10967 Berlin
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Dovbush by Oles Sanin
In the 18th century, Hutsuls of the Carpathians face foreign rule, leading to the rise of the Dovbush brothers as mountain outlaws. Oleksa, driven by ideals, faces a plot targeting his love, Marichka.
SCREENINGS
28.10., 19:00
SPUTNIK KINO
Hasenheide 54/5th, 10967 Berlin
TICKETS
29.10., 19:00
ACUD Kino
Veteranenstraße 21, 10119 Berlin
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Iron Butterflies by Roman Liubyi
In the summer of 2014, sunflower fields and coal mines in eastern Ukraine turned into a 12 square kilometers crime scene. A multi-layered investigation into the downing of flight MH17, in which a butterfly-shaped shrapnel was found in the pilot’s body, implicated the state responsible for a war crime that remains unpunished.
SCREENINGS
25.10., 19:00
Filmtheater Colosseum - Kino 1
Gleimstraße 33, 10437 Berlin
TICKETS
26.10., 19:00
SPUTNIK KINO
Hasenheide 54/5th, 10967 Berlin
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In the Rearview by Maciek Hamela
The van, a multifaceted sanctuary, travels thousands of kilometers, capturing heartfelt confessions and a collective portrait of Ukrainians striving for safety amidst conflict. Temporary asylum unites them, transcending differences, while the grim reality of war's reflection remains palpable in the background.
SCREENINGS
28.10., 17:00
Filmtheater Colosseum - Kino 2
Gleimstraße 33, 10437 Berlin
TICKETS
29.10., 19:00
SPUTNIK KINO
Hasenheide 54/5th, 10967 Berlin
TICKETS