Kids playing in a former Wehrmacht military base. A young couple trying to shut out the world for just one night. A car speeding through the silent city at dawn. A thirteen-year-old boy desperately searching for his dad’s sneakers. A girl returning home after a year away. And a four-year-old girl waking up to the sound of an air raid. Charmingly animated, melancholically wistful, impeccably timed, and both realistic and brutally raw, these films by talented Ukrainian women filmmakers capture the lived reality amid a war conflict. Without pathos or self-pity, and employing a variety of techniques and sophisticated approaches, they offer different perspectives on the current situation in Ukraine. This special program of Ukrainian shorts demonstrates the incredible power of art, the film medium, and especially, Ukrainian filmmakers.
We will present the current reality of the film industry in Ukraine. We will discuss how it is possible to keep the film industry running against the backdrop of war and what role women play in it. The programme is produced in cooperation with the Audiovisual Centre of Kino Kavalírka.
Our guest will be Sasha Prokopenko – film curator and Head of Programming at Kyiv International Short Film Festival.
The discussion will be followed by screenings of short films by Ukrainian women filmmakers.
Tickets can be bought HERE.
