SPECIAL MENTION RIGHTS NOW!
SPECIAL MENTION STUDENT JURY
Unseen
A story of three women who have survived childbirth trauma, a subject which has been silenced by society.
All Films
Winners of Docudays UA 2021
MAIN PRIZE DOCU/SHORT
AN OCEAN
Marcus escapes the past which has been following him for almost half a century.
SPECIAL MENTION DOCU/SHORT
The White Death of the Black Wizard
A poetic essay made up of memories and thoughts about slavery in Brazil’s past and the invisibility of Black people in the diaspora.
THE RIGHTS NOW! MAIN AWARD
A Colombian Family
An idealistic mother and a daughter who has lived in exile for years are trying to become a family again — despite their personal and political differences.
AUDIENCE AWARD
SPECIAL AWARD DOCU/WORLD
There will be no more night
Based on archive footage of the US and French armed forces in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria, the filmmaker demonstrates the significant difference between observation and interpretation.
STUDENT JURY MAIN RPIZE
Petit Samedi
The story of the daily struggle and little joys of Damien Samedi, who wants to give up drugs once again.
MAIN PRIZE DOCU/WORLD
Taming the Garden
To have a luxurious garden, a Georgian millionaire collects century-old trees along the coast and moves them to his own garden.
SPECIAL MENTION RIGHTS NOW!
Things We Dare Not Do
A shooting incident at a Mexican village encourages the 16-year-old Arturo to come out.
MAIN PRIZE ANDRIY MATROSOV AWARD
As Far Ar Possible
Michel moved from Germany to a small Ukrainian village, where he is saving water buffalos from extinction. The protagonist enjoys his life until he faces a choice: his girlfriend in Germany or the buffalos in the Carpathian mountains.
MAIN PRIZE DOCU/UKRAINE
Ivan's Land
Ivan Prykhodko is a self-taught artist, one of the last folk artists in Ukraine. An invitation to the capital becomes a challenge for the master, who is used to the rural quiet.
SPECIAL MENTION Andriy Matrosov Award
Roses. Film-Cabaret
Seven girls in white stage makeup. Seven actresses with different personalities. Seven worldviews united by the freedom of the Dakh Daughters cabaret.
SPECIAL MENTION DOCU/UKRAINE
SPECIAL MENTION STUDENT JURY AWARD
Salt from Bonneville
Nazar and Maksym have upgraded a Soviet Izh-49 motorcycle in a garage in Kyiv and embarked on a trip to Utah. There, at the bottom of a dry lake, they want to break the world motorcycle speed record.
OPENING FILM
National competition DOCU/UKRAINE
MAIN PRIZE ANDRIY MATROSOV AWARD
As Far Ar Possible
Michel moved from Germany to a small Ukrainian village, where he is saving water buffalos from extinction. The protagonist enjoys his life until he faces a choice: his girlfriend in Germany or the buffalos in the Carpathian mountains.
MAIN PRIZE DOCU/UKRAINE
Ivan's Land
Ivan Prykhodko is a self-taught artist, one of the last folk artists in Ukraine. An invitation to the capital becomes a challenge for the master, who is used to the rural quiet.
SPECIAL MENTION Andriy Matrosov Award
Roses. Film-Cabaret
Seven girls in white stage makeup. Seven actresses with different personalities. Seven worldviews united by the freedom of the Dakh Daughters cabaret.
SPECIAL MENTION DOCU/UKRAINE
SPECIAL MENTION STUDENT JURY AWARD
Salt from Bonneville
Nazar and Maksym have upgraded a Soviet Izh-49 motorcycle in a garage in Kyiv and embarked on a trip to Utah. There, at the bottom of a dry lake, they want to break the world motorcycle speed record.
DOCU/WORLD International competition
Once Upon a Time in Venezuela
Residents of a fishing village in Venezuela fight the corruption and pollution that threatens their homes.
Children
Instead of going to school and hanging out with friends, 12-year-old Palestinian girls become ‘terrorists’.
Petit Tom
6-year-old Tom, who has studying difficulties, constantly films things: the street, the dog, his addicted mother, his sister who works as an escort, and his grandma, who’s tired of everyone.
THE RIGHTS NOW! MAIN AWARD
A Colombian Family
An idealistic mother and a daughter who has lived in exile for years are trying to become a family again — despite their personal and political differences.
AUDIENCE AWARD
SPECIAL AWARD DOCU/WORLD
There will be no more night
Based on archive footage of the US and French armed forces in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria, the filmmaker demonstrates the significant difference between observation and interpretation.
STUDENT JURY MAIN RPIZE
Petit Samedi
The story of the daily struggle and little joys of Damien Samedi, who wants to give up drugs once again.
MAIN PRIZE DOCU/WORLD
Taming the Garden
To have a luxurious garden, a Georgian millionaire collects century-old trees along the coast and moves them to his own garden.
Love & Stuff
Seven months after her mother’s death, the filmmaker Judith Helfand resolves to adopt a child, and starts exploring parenthood.
Solitaire Dance
Three perspectives on human loneliness, isolation, and ways to make peace with them.
DOCU/SHORT International competition
MAIN PRIZE DOCU/SHORT
AN OCEAN
Marcus escapes the past which has been following him for almost half a century.
SPECIAL MENTION DOCU/SHORT
The White Death of the Black Wizard
A poetic essay made up of memories and thoughts about slavery in Brazil’s past and the invisibility of Black people in the diaspora.
Borys Peter. Silent Pause
My Father Evgeni
A portrait of the screenwriter Yevgeni Zagdansky painted by his son Andriy. Archive footage, letters from the father, and Kyiv & New York, cities significant for the family, as an image of the era.
V. Silvestrov
Three parts of the film and three eras of the work of the prominent Ukrainian composer Valentyn Silvestrov: from avant-garde to metaphorical compositions which enchant the world.
Life Span of the Object in Frame
A montage of images, thoughts and photos which make up whole human stories. Stories of the tumultuous time of perestroika, when artists’ ideas could only remain ideas.
Ukrainian Sheriffs
If there are no police, its responsibilities are undertaken by ‘sheriffs’ elected by the community. They guard Stara Zburyivka, resolve fights, and save people from anacondas and separatists.
FULL RECOVERY?
Collective
The film Collective, which was nominated for the Academy Awards in two categories this year, shows an investigation by journalists who expose large-scale corruption in the health care system.
Citizen bio
A deep immersion into the underground world of biohackers striving to extend human life.
DOCU/BEST
MASTERS
DOCU/ART
Forensickness
Based on the investigation into the Boston terrorist attack, conducted by amateur detectives, the filmmaker criticises the obsession with looking for perpetrators.
The Filmmaker's House
Marc Isaacs went against the producer’s wish to make a film about murder or sex, and decided to make a film about the people around him.
The Last Archer
The granddaughter of the revolutionary artist Alberto Manrique helps her grandfather to restore the memories about his life, career and passionate love of her grandmother, while also saving herself from the wounds of the past.
Watching the Pain of Others
In this personal video diary, the author studies the nature of online conspiracies using the film The Pain of Others.
Special Event
DOCU/YOUNG
SPECIAL MENTION RIGHTS NOW!
Things We Dare Not Do
A shooting incident at a Mexican village encourages the 16-year-old Arturo to come out.
Axel and the True Story of an Imaginary Illness
After four years moving through hospitals, the boy’s parents finally heard their son’s diagnosis: Lyme disease, which some still believe to be non-existent.
2020 on DOCUSPACE: Post Scriptum
I Walk
The film is a personal documentary about dealing with old age when the hunger for life hasn't yet been satisfied.
Animals
A birdcall-imitation-seminar, an animal-telepathy-hotline, a beauty contest for pedigree dogs.
I Had A Dream
Manuela and Daniela dream to change their country, Italy, but have to meet the harsh reality.
Ukrainian Docs: Favorites
Euromaidan. Rough Cut
Three months of revolution. From the euphoria of victory to the mourning of the fallen Heavenly Hundred.
Leading Role
The film is about the director’s mother, the movie actress Nina Antonova.
The Diviners
This story is a kaleidoscope, which features all of us: the righteous, the merciless, the funny, the naïve. The honest.
Above the Styx
Thousands come to the cemetery for Hrobky (Memorial Day) to commemorate their departed relatives, to get blessed, to celebrate life...
Refuge
A story about an animal rights activist and a dog hunter who face each other in an invisible war for the definition of the concept of humanity, in a country where citizens are often forced to act instead of the government.
Mustard in the Gardens
Olena is going home, to the village on the frontline in the ‘grey zone’ of the Donetsk region where she spent her childhood.
