24th February 2022, my boyfriend and I fled Kyiv to go to Irpin. We spent 10 days in a blockaded city and just managed to escape with the last evacuation convoy. Time passed, but the feeling that I died in Irpin has never left me since.

Stepan, who finds solace in adopting old shelter dogs, dreams of a peaceful end amidst the chaos of the war in Ukraine. But peace is a privilege stolen by the young boy Gogo.  What happens when two enemies of different ages but equally lonely meet at the cemetery at night?

Bakhmut, Donetsk region, 2022. A story about an attempt to restore intimacy amidst the distance imposed by war. It unfolds through the voice messages of a foreign correspondent stationed in a front-line city.

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Alissa is a Ukrainian model who has taken refuge in Paris. Having just lost someone close to her, she finally gets her first contract for a fashion show. Traumatized by war and exile, Alissa seems indifferent to everything around her, and now seeks only one thing: harmony.

From late 1940-s to late 1980-s doves were an obsession for boys in Kyiv. This is a film about how a hobby from childhood becomes a meaning of life.

Just before the Russian invasion in 2022, Karolina’s grandmother Zoya, a proud Ukrainian pensioner, gifts her tomato seeds from her garden. As war rages on, they cultivate their gardens online, nurturing both plants and heartfelt conversations.

At a busy train station, a person with an ever-exploding head finds an old newspaper that reveals intertwined stories about the war in Ukraine. Amid the chaos, people find joy in simple moments like dancing and walking their dogs. Using stop-motion animation with newspaper clippings, the film showcases the resilience of the human spirit.

In the late 1980s, Ukrainian filmmakers from Kyiv’s Science Film Studio embarked on expeditions to remote Siberia. Their forgotten reels, rediscovered in 2022 amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine, sparked a film essay exploring Russian imperialism, environmental devastation, and the oppression of indigenous peoples.

Lera has been living in Berlin for almost a year since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine. One day she decides to go back to Kyiv. On her way, she finds out that her family is not in Kyiv and will arrive only the next day. She meets her friend Kyrylo, with whom she spends the day.

The main character of the story is the son of the good old subway and fast tram. This premature child lives in the city of Kryvyi Rih.

Inspired by the smell of borscht, Hanna Palamarchuk’s film explores fleeting, nostalgic memories through hand-drawn animation, capturing moments like a mother’s song and the certainty of tomorrow. 

A Japanese delegation visits Kyiv’s Cinema University to view student films, sparking a controversy over a brief nudity scene. Amidst the chaos of differing opinions, banquet preparations, and technical issues, shy mentor Aliona Yuriivna must defend her student’s work and confront her own understanding of heroism.

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Depiction of life in the village of Horaiivka.

“Three Beasts” follows Dima’s internal struggle as he grapples with deadly sins, symbolized by animals from Dante’s Divine Comedy. His relationship with Katya and encounters with the Panther, She-wolf, and Lion reveal his inner demons and moral dilemmas.

A teenage boy leaves a cellar, he’s hiding in, in order to find water and supplies for his sick mother. Saving the person closest to him will mean facing his biggest fear, the very thing he’s hiding from.

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Young strangers don't know how to speak to each other. They wait for the air raid every day to meet - in a shelter.