Four generations of Ukrainian women from one family explore how their ethnic identity has been destroyed by the full-scale Russian invasion. Together and one by one at the same time, they embark on an emotional journey shaped by their newfound memories and family history.
Svitlana Lishchynska
Anna Kapustina, Fredrik Lange, Kristina Börjeson
Petro Tsymbal, Krystyna Lizohub, Ivan Fomichenko, Vlad Dergunov, Maryna Svitlychna, Denis Strashnyi, Roman Petrusyak, Anja Zhukova, Shaun Holder, Jasleen Kaur Sethi, Jack Bradley, Jack Laurenson
Nataliia Avramenko
Albatros Communicos Ukraine, ZDF / ARTE, Vilda Bomben AB, Film I Vast
Film Harbour
A gentle hypnotic journey through the VHS archives of the (post-)Soviet figure skater who toured the West in the 80s and 90s. Years later, his daughter follows these videotaped memories to reveal a story about maturing: of herself, her family, and her society.
A team of ageing Ukrainian cheerleaders hold on to their friendship as each navigates the trauma of war in her own way.
Everything Needs to Live portrays the unusual daily life of Anna Kurkurina, a charismatic athlete, ‘the strongest woman in the world’, an animal activist and an out lesbian.
In Elevation, director Maksym Rudenko captures the process of growing up and becoming a man through the example of young students of a sports school in the Carpathians. Their demanding coach strives to toughen his students and teach them how to achieve victories and professional heights.