Films

• Borders, 2022 | 30’ | GER

  While Poland receives international encouragement for accepting Ukrainian refugees, the controversial situation on the border with Belarus recedes into the background. “Borders” accompanies individuals who helped refugees before and a Ukrainian family during their first steps in Poland after the war began.

  
  
  
  
  

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  Authors:

  • Nicole Humiński
• Donbas Days, 2021 | 16’ | GER

  In the spring of 2021, 19-year-old Czech circus artist Kuba travels to war-torn Eastern Ukraine and sets up a jugglery course for children. With time, he begins to question his position in a war that is not his own, and focuses on the conflicts inside his own head. “Donbas Days” is a short portrait of a young man searching for himself on the frontline of Europe´s only war.

  
  
  
  
  

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  Authors:

  • Philipp Schaeffer
• Mothers of Ukraine, 2022 | 8’ | USA

  As of May 2022, over 3.5 million Ukrainians have sought refuge in Poland. 90% of the displaced are women and children. Here are their stories.

  
  
  
  
  

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  Authors:

  • Andres E. Hernandez
• Shelter Ukraine, 2022 | 24’ | UKR

  This film was made in a bomb shelter in Kyiv. Sketches were made during the last week in February when Kyiv was attacked. Families, mainly women, children and the elderly stayed together during each attack. The repetition of attacks is displayed in this film, showing how horrific and exhausting is this experience, even for those far from the front line. Thanks to the Internet we could understand that this invasion sought to erase us all.

  
  
  
  
  
  
  

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  Authors:

  • Michael Murphenko
• When Will the Warmth Come? | Коли буде тепло?, 2022 | 15’ | UKR

  Sasha documents the events and her feelings during the first days and months of the war in her country – Ukraine. Trying to distract herself, she plunges into her thoughts and memories. Because of the danger, she and her grandparents have to leave the city. In the village where they were evacuated, time loses its limits. The thoughts “When will the warmth come?” are constantly echoing in the girl’s head.

  
  
  

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  Authors:

  • Oleksandra Pletenetska