Andrii Rizol

Culture vs War. Serhii Mykhalchuk

Before the full-scale invasion began, cinematographer Serhii Mykhalchuk was making feature films that were watched in Ukraine and around the world. His work includes about 40 films, 4 of which were nominated for an Oscar and received dozens of world awards for cinematography. However, with Russia's attack on Ukraine, Serhii Mykhalchuk's focus has completely shifted to non-fictional, real-life stories. Having picked up a camera on the first day of the invasion, he still records the events and participants of the war every day. This is the story of an artist who stood up to defend the country at a crucial moment for the country, and a warrior whose main weapon remains creativity.

Culture vs War. Kostiantyn and Vlada Liberov

Before the full-scale invasion, a couple from Odesa, Kostiantyn and Vlada Liberov, were successful photographers: they photographed couples in love, held master classes and taught the art of photography. But after February 24, 2022, they radically changed the vector of their work: they began to work as documentary photographers in the hottest spots of the war. Their photos are striking, poignant, terrifying, and no one will be left unmoved by them. The works of Kostiantyn and Vlada have traveled all over the world, they are shared by thousands of users on social networks and published by the largest international media, including BBC, Associated Press, Welt, Vogue and Forbes. Photography became their weapon in the fight against the enemy.

Winner

The hero experiences an addiction which he tries to overcome.

ALIE

On September 5, 1977, the American robotic space probe Voyager was launched into space for exploring the Solar system and outside it. A gold disk containing coded information was on board. On the disk were recorded greetings and invitation to visit the Earth in all languages of our world. The film tells the story of an alien ALIE by name who responded to the invitation from inhabitants of the Earth. Gravity that confined ALIE to a wheelchair, people around him, who don't understand each other, homesickness. That's not all the problems the hero faced being among people. The moment he meets his love seems to lose touch with reality. But he finds the path to himself.

A Smoke Break

The battle is carried on not only at war with the aggressor. The clash of worldviews happens all around us and it never stops. The enemy is not always across the border.

In Perspective

The owner of a large construction company struggles to get permission to build a house in a garden square. An unexpected parcel from an old friend helps him make the only right choice.

Adamivna

A story of a lonely woman, who tries in a somewhat radical way to reach out to the world, which doesn’t care for her personal needs.

A Cold Rain of Loneliness

The action takes place in a remote village. The main characters are a married couple and a boy who lives with his grandmother. Locals talk about household chores every day. And at the same time there is a world of unusual, according to my grandmother, young people who enjoy nature and do not see the earthly problems that locals see. For a young couple, this is a new experience and a new life. The young man, an engineer by education, shares with the guy his idea of ​​a unique new home, balanced in functionality and naturalness. And gives advice to the guy on the balance of flight of his plane, which constantly falls at launch. But in a new world of dreams of a young couple comes war - a young man is taken to the anti-terrorist operation zone…

A Kobza Workshop

Brothers of the kobza workshop go to the forest in search of a tree from which you can make a kobza. The picture shows all stages of production of Ukrainian traditional musical instruments. In the process, there is the daughter of one of the brothers, Nastunya, who lost her voice when her mother died, and for a long time she only mumbles her songs. When the brothers finish their work, they go to a concert dedicated to the ATO soldiers. A miracle happens during the concert - Nastun's voice returns.

The Coffin

Ukrainian existential western. Having lost his family, the old Ivan is going mad, he colors his face with paints and puts on a Gothic head-wear made of feathers, he removes icon from the frame. Ivan builds himself a coffin with his own hands and prepares for meeting with the death. It seems nobody can bring his mind back. An unexpected meeting with a vagabond black dog changes his plans. Looking into the dog's eyes, Ivan comes round, he realizes that the death has arrived and meets it with dignity. The old man washes the paint off and takes away the head-wear, he returns icons to the frames and disassembling the coffin, builds a doghouse for the dog. Ivan dies with a smile on his face.

Anna

French monk Dominic is sent to Kyiv, pretending to be a photographer for a French fashion magazine. He has to make a photo inside Ukraine's oldest Cathedral. Dominic is accompanied by mysterious assistant, who in reality is the member of the French secret order, sent to Kyiv after news that one ancient artifact may be in danger...

Lesson

The story about one episode in young family life. Film shows an ordinary life situation in which the daughter via an emotional conversation with her dad appears to be wiser and more adult then her parents. The novel must turn your attention to the fact that children's words have more truth then it seems and the most important skill is to learn to listen and hear each other, especially in a family.

Thanks

The main character is a young volunteer whose old car is out of order, in any case, it is vital for him to move things from point A to B as faster as possible.

Angel

The main character is a minister who is in a very difficult life situation. He was confused. A small child has his own experiences. A person who has reached the appropriate level lives in his world. But we are all very similar. Despite all that is happening to us, there are still some basic values, based on which, we will be able to exist harmoniously in this world.

Heartbreaker

The guy falls in love with the supermarket cashier and gives her his heart… in fact… which, along with other packages, goes with a conveyor belt to the cash register.

Inclusion in School

School. School playground. Classes are over, and students are having fun and noisily leaving school. The rain has just ended on the street, and there are many puddles on the asphalt. And on the passage itself - the largest and widest puddle, it is almost impossible to get around without getting your feet wet. Teenagers gather in flocks and think about how to overcome the puddle. A boy in a wheelchair appears, followed by a teenage girl. It is obvious that the guy likes the girl, and he likes him. The boy smiles and deftly puts the heroine on his lap, and, to the surprise of his classmates, transports the heroine through a large puddle in a wheelchair.

While the Candle Is Burning

A teenage girl, a resident of the metropolis, on Holodomor Remembrance Day, decides to fight the lack of candles in the windows of high-rise buildings around her. Properly prepared, she enters the porches and places candles on all available windows. On the stairs, she encounters a man who is initially hostile to the girl's actions. After a short and sharp conversation, the ATO veteran decides to help the girl. There is a certain artistic parallel between honoring the victims of one terror - the Holodomor - and the heavy losses of modern Ukraine.

Ordinary Morning

Married couple relationships is an infinite work. Don't leave your loved one alone. Someties lonely thoughts lead to unexpected decisions.

The Shrove Sunday

A little orphan boy, an immigrant from eastern Ukraine, finds himself in an orphanage after the death of his parents and faces the cruelty of other children. He really wants to go to church on Shrove Sunday and apologize for his hatred.

Clown

Every morning the Clown gets on the bus and arranges a show for passengers, makes gifts to children and the conductor. Everyone is happy and adores him. But once he doesn't show up… This is a story about kindness. The story of the "baton of goodness" that a young policeman takes from a clown (retiree) and passes on the good.

Man

The little boy was afraid to go to the toilet. His father, a soldier, taught him, "A real man should go to the toilet when he needs to, not in a pot." The little son tells his mother that now he has to protect her.

May

This is a film-mood. This is the film, that was born from the City's Air, from the real situations, that were happening to it's citizens That's why the script is relative, even though it exists... It's about the life on the film set It's about the love in the native City This is the film about the life that continues...

The Doors

There will always be room for introspection, but even the simplest can be seen in different ways. Another thing is that there are certain things close to everyone. "Doors" tells a story full of philosophical optimism, it is a struggle to the last, understanding the power of one's own choice and the opportunity to overcome circumstances. Things seem obvious, but people often don't notice them.

On the Edge

Wanting to commit suicide, the guy intends to jump off the bridge. An unfamiliar girl intervenes in the process. After communicating with her, the guy still decided to return to life. Still ahead.

On One's Own Land

Spring. Shots and explosions can be heard nearby - there is a war. Uliana packed her things to go. All the neighbors have long since left, except for them and Pasha. Gordii cuts trees in his garden. Uliana catches a car that is ready to take them to a safe place, but Gordii, despite the war, refuses to leave his native land.

Voice

Mom and daughter after shopping in the supermarket go to the exit and the mother remembers that she forgot to buy buckwheat. While the daughter is waiting for her mother with shopping, she hears a voice that reminds the child that her father is at war and that he loves buckwheat. A girl who doesn't like buckwheat tells her mother that she wants to try it again.

Cadet

The cadet boy goes home and falls asleep on the train on the way. People notice this and ask not to make any noise so that the boy can sleep.

Mono

15-year-old Artur learns that his twin brother, who has cancer, wrote a death note. Artur tries to save his brother, but what could be stronger than illness?

Elevator

Easter. Staircase. The guy is waiting for the elevator, but time and time again misses and does not come. Until the elevator stops, the door opens, and there she is.

Paper Heart

Every day a man parks a car in the pedestrian zone. One day he notices that he almost ran into a young tree. After that, he orders fences for all the seedlings so that they are not worn by other drivers