🎤 Films are screened in their original language, without Ukrainian subtitles.
🔞 Recommended Age: 12+
Curated by Sasha Prokopenko
Other screening of the program: September 7, 18:05, ZHOVTEN | KLASIK
AL FRESCO
Director: Ignacio Rodó
Country: Spain
Duration: 8
A large room in a dream apartment. Unbeatable location. Ready to move in. Plenty of light.
MY DANCE WITH ROSA
Director: Esben Thode Schultz
Country: Denmark
Duration: 30
At a salsa party in Copenhagen, Esben falls head over heels in love with Cuban Rosa, and she quickly becomes pregnant. Rosa, however, has struggled with feelings of alienation throughout her life in Denmark—shaped by maternal neglect, a lack of family support, and a sense of being out of place in a foreign country. As Esben and Rosa start to build a life together, doubts about their love and recurring misunderstandings constantly challenge their relationship.
WE USED TO OWN HOUSES
Director: David Robinson-Smith
Country: Australia
Duration: 7
Thom, a determined renter, confronts Ben, a burdened landlord. Within the confines of their meeting, cryptic verses echo, unraveling the hidden truths of a broken system. As walls crumble and secrets are laid bare, a haunting truth emerges, shattering the illusions of home. In this unsettling invasion, power shifts and the consequences of greed unfold.
HOME IS 1117 KM AWAY
Director: Marta Smerechynska
Country: Hungary
Duration: 14
Maria, who was forced to leave Ukraine, looking for a female roommate in Budapest. The talks with potential neighbors about food habits and cleanliness, transition into the conversations about the feeling of home and loneliness.
When Ukrainian girls visit Maria, the search for a neighbour turns into an exchange of thoughts and feelings about the traumatic experiences of war and forced displacement.
UPSHOT
Director: Maha Haj
Country: Palestine
Duration: 33
After suffering unimaginable loss, Suleiman and Lubna retreat to an isolated farm, where they tend to their crops and engage in impassioned debates about their five children's choices - until one day a stranger arrives to reveal a harrowing truth.
NOWHERE, SOMEWHERE, ANYWHERE.
Director: Joanna Aghazarian
Country: Lebanon
Duration: 16
Joanna has lived an entire lifetime in a country without officially belonging. The upcoming expiration of her student visa forces the emotional turmoil of leaving behind a life that was never officially hers.