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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UA Shorts II. No Time Like Home
The program "No Time Like Home" is dedicated to showcasing a curated selection of recently created short films that emerged in the aftermath of a full-scale invasion. Exploring the themes of home, displacement, and the search for belonging, these films offer deeply personal narratives from the perspective of Ukrainians profoundly impacted by these events.
WAKING UP IN SILENCE | Mila Zhluktenko, Daniel Asadi Faezi |17’ | 2023
I STUMBLE EVERY TIME I HEAR FROM KYIV |Daryna Mamaisur | 17’ | 2023
THREE WINDOWS ON SOUTH WEST | Mariia Ponomarova | 8’ | 2023
THE LIGHTS OF KYIV | Serhii Tykhoniuk |16’ | 2023
ONE ALOE, ONE FICUS, ONE AVOCADO AND SIX DRACAENAS | Marta Smerechynska | 8’ | 2023
I DID NOT WANT TO MAKE A WAR FILM | Nadiia Parfan| 17’ | 2022
SCREENINGS
28.10., 19:00
ACUD Kino
Veteranenstraße 21, 10119 Berlin
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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20 Days in Mariupol by Mstyslav Chernov
Through raw, personal footage, AP cinematographer Mstyslav Chernov paints an unapologetic picture of Mariupol’s siege.
The talk after the film is organized by the Pilecki Institute Berlin in cooperation with Vitsche e.V.
SCREENINGS
29.10., 19:00
Filmtheater Colosseum - Kino 1
Gleimstraße 33, 10437 Berlin
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We Will Not Fade Away by Alisa Kovalenko
In 2014, five Ukrainian teens grew up amidst war-torn Donbas. Shelling and gunfire became routine, overshadowing their yearning for a better life. A Himalayan expedition offered them a fleeting escape, however, it was shattered by Russia's 2022 invasion.
SCREENINGS
26.10., 19:00
Filmtheater Colosseum - Kino 2
Gleimstraße 33, Berlin
TICKETS
27.10., 19:00
IL Kino
Nansenstraße 22, 12047 Berlin
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La Palisiada by Philip Sotnychenko
Ukraine, 1996. Two old friends, a police detective and a forensic psychiatrist, investigate a murder of their colleague. Long time ago, both of them were in love with the widow of the deceased. Immersed in the complicated case and long forgotten memories, they create a future where their children have to live, inheriting unrealized aspirations of their parents.
SCREENINGS
27.10., 19:00
Filmtheater Colosseum - Kino 2
Gleimstraße 33, 10437 Berlin
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Rule of Two Walls by David Gutnik
RULE OF TWO WALLS is an intimate look at the war in Ukraine, as seen through the eyes of Ukrainian artists who remained in their country to make art as a defiant act in the face of aggression.
SCREENINGS
28.10., 19:00
Filmtheater Colosseum - Kino 2
Gleimstraße 33, 10437 Berlin
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Do You Love Me by Tonia Noyabriova
One year before the Soviet Union collapses. Kira (17 y.o) is stepping out of her adolescence into adult life at the very same moment as Ukraine steps out of Soviet slavery into the unknown. Together they will try all kinds of things for the first time – funny, dangerous, rebellious – as every teenager does.
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SCREENINGS
26.10., 20:00
City Kino Wedding
Müllerstraße 74, 13349 Berlin
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Three Women by Maksym Melnyk
"Three Women" is a glimpse into a scenic Ukrainian Carpathian village, through the lives of Hanna, Maria, and Nelya. The film captures their everyday chores and ardent longings, exploring themes of identity and community in a changing world.
SCREENINGS
26.10., 19:00
IL Kino
Nansenstraße 22, 12047 Berlin
TICKETS
27.10., 19:00
ACUD Kino
Veteranenstraße 21, 10119 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