Philip Sotnychenko

Thoughts on Peace in an Air Raid

Inspired by an essay written by Virginia Woolf in 1940, describing the horrors experienced by the civilians during the London Blitz, Vyacheslav Turyanytsya paints a picture of contemporary Kyiv, as a place where the continuation of daily activity, under extreme circumstances, is in itself an act of resistance. A gentle and touching city symphony, submerged in an ominous soundscape.

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For the first time in several years, a father with his son decided to have dinner together. Will they be able to find a common language?

Blood

Young cello player Nastya is besotted with Yura and wants him to be her "first". But this can be too much for some men, so Nastya has to think carefully about her strategy.

Nail

Valentina works in Lichtenstein. She lived in Kyiv until the age of 13. In 1996, during a hard transitive economic period in Ukraine, Valentina emigrated to Switzerland with her mother and stepfather. 20 years have passed.

Son

During the political crisis in the Ukraine, young parents are going through a tough divorce. The mother wishes to emigrate with her child, but the father can't imagine living without his son.

Hug

Detective conducts the surveillance for a young man. After a time he discovers his dealer, however the dealer appears to be very creative in his business and a legal agent exceeds his instructions in methods of dealing with crimes. As a result, this encourages the dealer's reckless behavior, which attacks his prodigal father who just appears in the wrong place and the wrong time. He just wanted to give his son a hug.