Short Films

What the Short? – Yakogo Shorta? – Якого Шорта? – Short Films out of competition

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A fresh mix of Ukrainian short films that find humour, absurdity, and tenderness in unexpected places. Unconventional, funny, and eccentric, these films are united by talent and true love of cinema.

Films in this programme

People of Dnipro

Mykyta Lyskov · Ukraine · 2026 · 3'

The video consists of photographs that I found in my relatives' house in the city of Dnipro, Ukraine.

HOME TV

Sophia Gera · Ukraine · 2025 · 27'

A host for HOME TV finds herself in the heart of life on Kyiv's central streets. Asking locals, displaced people, and visitors of the capital "what is home?", she comes across different views and circumstances. The collage of answers gradually blurs the question itself, leaving her face-to-face with her own search.

Fish in My Stomach

Yehor Holovkov · Ukraine · 2026 · 6'

A man wakes up with fish inside his stomach that bite him. Seeking relief, he follows sketchy men into an underground fish-fighting bar, only to realize that embracing his inner creatures is the key to his freedom.

Off the Chest

Dara Sokolova · Ukraine · 2025 · 13'

Not about death, not about space, not about the search for logic. Two poor saps cross paths at the worst possible moment: full of honesty and zero dignity. They've got it Off the Chest, finally. The body feels lighter. The soul - still in question. Inspired by Bohdan Zholdak's "To Find Out the Logic".

Don't Be Naughty

Artem Kuznetsov · Ukraine · 2026 · 5'

After the owner leaves, a cat conflict begins to brew in the apartment, passions flare up, and it is unknown what this will lead to.

12-Hour Shift

Maryna Dovhanych · Ukraine · 2025 · 2'

An ordinary workday at a steel plant — a place where clouds are born and fiery rivers flow; a place where everything feels like a dream that has become a memory.

Easter Day

Mykola Zasieiev · France, Ukraine · 2025 · 17'

On Easter Sunday in Kyiv, two soldiers from the army recruitment office drive slowly through the streets, watching men who might be called to serve. Their search leads them to a young man who has stepped out only to buy food for his cat. He may try to avoid their gaze, but yet on this holy day, nothing is as simple as it first appears.

Schmes'

Viktoriia Turetska · Germany · 2026 · 7'

A monster lady named Schmes' lives hidden in a basement, unbeknownst to the young couple in the house above her. Schmes' longs to be accepted as a member of the family and decides to enter their bedroom one night. But will they be able to accept a strange creature such as herself?

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