From Ukraine, about Ukraine
8 films
Inga
dir. Krzysztof Kopczyński
dok2025
On Inga’s fifth birthday, 24 February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine. Almost 6 million people left the country, including 2 million children. Together with her blind parents, five cats and a dog, Inga moved to Dedala Street in Warsaw. In the shadow of the conflict, experiencing the pain of losing her home, the girl becomes the family’s guide to their new reality.
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In 769 km, New York (Cherez 769 km, New York)
dir. Sofiia Buhrii
dok2025
A distance of 769 kilometres is what separates a bakery in Kyiv from New York, an occupied town in the Donetsk region of Ukraine. This is where bread baked by people with intellectual disabilities ends up. Although they struggle with their own difficulties, their work saves people in the east of the country.
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dir. Trond Kvig Andreassen
dok2025
When the full-scale invasion of Ukraine began, musicians from the Kyiv Orchestra had just set off on a tour of Italy. They became refugees overnight but did not stop performing. Each of the protagonists must now redefine his or her role as an artist and citizen.
Read moreLook Homeward (Spójrz na dom swój)
dir. Artem Rachkelyuk
fab2025
When the war broke out in Ukraine, the parents sent Vlad and his sister to Poland to ensure their safety. They themselves remained in the conflict-torn country. Vlad is expected to look after his younger sister, but his thoughts constantly flee to his homeland and especially to his father, who has been called up to the army.
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Paleontology Lesson
dir. Sergei Loznitsa
dok2025
More than a year after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the war is still going on in the streets, but at Kyiv’s Museum of Natural History children can forget about it for a while. Under Sergei Loznitsa’s watchful eye, they are transported to the world from millions of years ago – free from the reality of war.
Read morePeople & Things (Ludzie i rzeczy)
dir. Damian Kosowski
fab2024
Ukraine, 2028. The war is over and difficult issues need to be sorted out. Olena, with her daughter Kira and new partner Timur, arrives to collect the results of the DNA test confirming the death of her husband who went missing. During the procedure, the woman is overwhelmed by doubts.
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dir. Gar O'Rourke
dok
Welcome to Kujalnik, a famous spa resort near Odesa. Despite the holiday atmosphere and pleasant ambiance of the place, there is still a war going on nearby. A stay at the Black Sea sanatorium is a temporary return to normality and peace.
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Zlata
dir. Mattias Bavré
dok2023
Zlata is 12 years old. After Russia’s full-scale invasion on Ukraine, she flees with her family to Belgium. She finds it difficult to find herself in a new place, which is made worse by her intense longing for her father, who stayed behind to fight. This simple, moving film about growing up is a reminder that adult conflicts also affect younger people. 12+
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