PUTLER KAPUT!

Mykyta Lyskov

Ukraine | 2022, 10 min

After a full-scale russian invasion in Ukraine and escalation of the war animators from all over the world united to kill putin! At least on a screen.

IT IS QUIET HERE.

Olena Podolianko, Novruz Hikmet

Ukraine | 2022, 13 min

A young couple is torn from the world for one long night in a hotel room in a town near the border. That night they agreed not to talk about the war. Completely lost in each other' s small world, they don't realize when the morning comes and force them to go back to reality.

TEATRALNA STATION

Alina Panasenko

Ukraine | 2022, 16 min

Tymofii is a little pickpocket. He lives his normal life until he suddenly falls in love with the next on the lady station officer at the Teatralna station.

THE DIAPER CAKE

Anastasia Babenko

Ukraine | 2022, 18 min

After the celebratory night, an adolescent Vitya visits his wife Lena and their newborn son at the hospital in a small Ukrainian town. As the new parents are trying to wake their baby for feeding, they deal with the irreversible changes in their lives and with each other. In a tiny hospital room, they have no choice but to grow up. Meanwhile, the diaper cake silently sits in the room, like a time bomb.

I NEVER HAD DREAMS OF MY SON

Jason Blevins

Ukraine | 2022, 16 min

After five years of war, a Ukrainian father finds proof his missing son may still be alive in captivity.

RE-RECORD

Kyrylo Zemlyanyi

Ukraine | 2022, 6 min

A family celebrates the birthday of their son. After a warm birthday greeting, their usual feast takes place.

KHARKIV MUSIC FEST DID HAPPEN

Vyacheslav Turyanytsya

Ukraine | 2022, 14 min

On February 24, 2022, a full-scale war was launched against Ukraine by the Russian Federation. All willing men and women joined the Armed Forces and Territorial Defense, the volunteer movement was mobilized, and refugee assistance centers were set up. The protagonist, student Serhiy, volunteers daily at a humanitarian hub for IDPs in Uzhhorod, but feels guilty for not doing enough to win the war. Meanwhile, Serhiy's friend, who has nowhere to live, comes to town.

UKRAINIAN QUEER FIGHTERS FOR FREEDOM

Rebel Queers

Ukraine | 2022, 29 min

On February 24 at 6.31am my partner called me and said "please don't panic, but they started bombing Kyiv." At that moment a new reality started. The reality full of horror and pain. This documentary is about the experiences of queer people during the war.

LITURGY OF ANTI-TANK OBSTACLES

Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk

Ukraine | 2022, 12 min

The reality in Ukraine split into before and after the war. Every citizen is trying to contribute to the nationwide resistance. Many people retrained for the needs of the military. Sculptors and metalworkers now make anti-tank obstacles. In the art workshops, among the artwork, anti-tank obstacles are being produced. The artists make the anti-tank obstacles, surrounded by the sculptures of angels, Cossacks, and famous Ukrainian personalities. Statues stand in the corners like a silent army. Multiple copies of Jesus Christ, like a terracotta army, froze in various poses and waiting. Masters weld metal for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

THE ANALOGY OF SPACE

Oleksandr Hoisan

Ukraine | 2022, 12 min

Due to long-term observation of the NPCs (Non-Playable Characters) the player witnesses certain documentary events that take place in different parts of the in-game world. However, these events are permeated by common cross-cutting themes: excessive cruelty and human indifference. To some extent the constant movement (which also accompanies the player-observer throughout the in-game space) is the only salvation from arbitrariness on the streets but not always.