As part of Ukrainian Cultural Festival, Razom Cinema team programmed a series of films that spotlight Ukrainian voice from various perspectives.

This shorts program was put together with the programming team behind KISFF (Kyiv International Shorts Film Festival) highlighting some of the newest Ukrainian short films that range from documentaries to narratives. Get to know the program:

HELLO, I'M ON THE HILL | АЛЛО, Я НА ГОРІ
dir. Liza Pyrozhkova | Ліза Пирожкова
In the destroyed city of Izium, Kharkiv region, the Kremyanets hill has become an “island of communication”, where people can find mobile connection to get in touch with their families after months of Russian occupation.

TOO CLOSE | НАДТО БЛИЗЬКО
dir. Eugene Slupchuk | Євген Слупчук
Two friends return from a party and stay at the home of one of them. It wouldseem like an ordinary cozy evening but suddenly the heroes are caught in an airraid.

BEWARE OF A GOOD DOG! | УВАГА, ДОБРИЙ ПЕС!
dir. Adelina Borets | Аделіна Борець
Stepan regularly adopts old dogs from the shelter, who spend their last days beside him and die peacefully. It's his own way of coming to terms with the end of his life. He dreams die peacefully in old age during the war in Ukraine. But peace is a privilege stolen by the young boy Gogo. What happens when two enemies of different ages but equally lonely meet at the cemetery at night? They'll smoke, eat a basket of ice cream, and dance.

WALK | ГУЛЯЮ
dir. Daria Zhuravel | Дарія Журавель
This is an autobiographical story by Daria Zhuravel, dedicated to childhood and to those who are no longer with us, but whose presence accompanies us wherever we go.

VOICE MESSAGES FROM BAKHMUT | ВОЙСИ З БАХМУТА
dir. Ihor Babaiev | Ігор Бабаєв
A story about an attempt to restore intimacy at a distance of the war, told via the voice messages of a foreign correspondent in a front-line city.

CHORNOBYL 22 | ЧОРНОБИЛЬ 22
dir. Oleksiy Radynski | Олексій Радинський
During the Russian occupation of the Chornobyl Zone in early 2022, a local informant is clandestinely filming the Russian troops. The workers of the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Station discuss their experiences during the Russian military takeover of their facility.

We had the pleasure to be joined by Sasha Prokopenko, who is the Head of Programming at KISFF. Get to know KISFF here:[ Ссылка ]

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