GUESTS FROM KHARKIV
Nelia and her husband Oleksandr are helping relocated people who have fled from bombing and shelling attacks in Kharkiv to adapt in the village. They are becoming friends with one another. To help the displaced people from Kharkiv have enough food, Nelia gives them a big garden patch and planting seeds, where they plant potatoes and vegetables. But without proper care, the planted harvest starts degrading. Will they be able to find a compromise, save the vegetable garden and their relationships?
The film was created as part of the project “Civil Pitch 2.0: Cinema that Brings Victory Closer”, produced by ELERON PICTURES, with the support of Docudays UA, USAID, and the Goethe Institut, in collaboration with Babylon’13.
Ukraine 2023 / 20:00 / Director: Halyna Lavrinets
SKATEBOARDING ON THE FRONT LINE
In the city of Kharkiv, which is shelled every day and is constantly under threat, it is impossible to forget about the war. But thanks to their love of skateboarding, the film’s heroes become simply teenagers for a while and ride carefree through the city streets, despite the threat of missile strikes. Is it an unjustified risk or an attempt to keep one’s sanity?
Ukraine 2022 / 6:00 / Director: Maksym Lukashov
RADIO CHASIV YAR
For many years, Vitalii has been a radio hobbyist and a collector of vintage audio equipment. For a lonely elderly man, repairing radio equipment is his only pastime. But constant enemy shelling has left his town without electricity for a long time now. Vitalii hopes for an early end to the war and eagerly awaits the day when he can return to his craft.
Ukraine 2023 / 12:00 / Director: Denys Vorontsov
FOG IN POKROVSK, DRONES ARE NOT FLYING (ALMOST)
When the military began to use FPV drones, evacuations of residents from frontline settlements became much more dangerous. Volunteers use detectors that warn them when danger is approaching. But this does not always help, since drones operate on different frequencies. Fog, gusty wind, snow and rain are the best friends of volunteer evacuators: drones do not fly in bad weather.
Ukraine 2025 / 12:00 / Director: Ivan Sautkin
LVIV, ENLISTMENT OFFICE
A teacher by education and a soldier by calling. That is how Sergeant Vitalii Smilka can be briefly described. He now works at the Lviv Territorial Recruitment and Social Support Center (Lviv, enlistment office), helping other Ukrainians find a vacancy in the Defense Forces.
Ukraine 2024 / 14:00 / Director: Yulia Shashkova
SECOND WIND
Mykyta Hirnia, is a clarinetist from Chernihiv. Before the war, he taught conducting at the local music school and played in several music collectives. But the war changed his daily life dramatically. When the Russian full-scale invasion began, his students were scattered around the world as they fled the war, and his music collectives fell apart. To avoid being idle and to be useful to society in this difficult time, Mykyta became a volunteer. Now he brings basic necessities on his bike to those who need them, under shelling and fire. What helps him keep his mind balanced is his old hobby: the traditional Chinese tea ceremony.
Ukraine 2022 / 13:00 / Director: Maksym Lukashov
