Man with a Movie Camera is an experimental documentary film that showcases various aspects of urban life in the Soviet Union in the 1920s. It is known for its innovative filmmaking techniques and avant-garde style, including the use of montage and the incorporation of a film-within-a-film.
“Slovo” House. Unfinished Novel is a gripping drama set in 1930s Ukraine during the period of Soviet repressions. The story revolves around the lives of individuals caught in the turbulent political landscape of the time, as they navigate the challenges of survival and resistance. With a backdrop of Ukrainian culture and its rich history, the film exposes the harsh realities of political repression and the resilience of the human spirit.
The film's events take place on a single day: August 24, 2022, the day Ukraine celebrates the 31st anniversary of the renewal of independent statehood. The film combines places and people that best capture the country's wartime spirit. The locations are: the relatively safe cities of Kyiv and Lviv; the cities under daily missile fire of Kharkiv and Mykolaiv, a trench at the frontlines in Donetsk oblast, and the beaches of Odesa. The film presents a day in the life of: a beach police patrol, a woman anti-tank missile soldier, a rapid assault unit soldier, a mortar unit soldier (all three serving in the Armed Forces of Ukraine), a young pub worker, an artist and a former member of parliament. Together, these people and places will provide an engaging mosaic of a day in the life of Ukraine.
On a cold February morning, 12-year-old Niki and his family arrive at the Kharkiv metro station to take shelter from the terrifying war raging outside. For Niki's family, daylight is synonymous with mortal danger, and the boy is not allowed to leave the station premises, living under the constant glow of their neon lights. While aimlessly wandering around the abandoned cars and full platforms, Niki meets Vika (11), and a new world opens up to him. As their bond strengthens, the children find the courage once again to feel the sun on their faces.
Ukrainian journalist Katya Soldak, currently living in New York City and working for Forbes magazine, chronicles Ukraine's history: its strong ties to Russia for centuries; how it broke away from the USSR and began to walk alone; the Orange Revolution, the Maidan Revolution, the Crimea annexation, the Donbass War; all through the eyes of her family and friends settled in Kharkiv, a large Ukrainian city located just eighteen miles from the Russian border.
Dmytro Komarov's documentary project The Year. Kharkiv Region. Dmytro Komarov will show Kharkiv in the first months of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russian troops. Viewers will hear the stories of people who found themselves in the epicentre of the brutal attacks: at the air defence base destroyed by a Russian missile, in the residential area of the city - Northern Saltivka - which was ravaged by shelling. The journalist will talk to those who played a key role in the liberation of the Kharkiv region. One of these people is Roman Hryshchuk, the commander of the 127th separate territorial defence brigade of Ukraine. He told us how the military practice of the past - using decoys in the form of dummies - helped to identify and destroy the occupiers. How did the full-scale war begin for Kharkiv? What plans did the enemy have for Kharkiv? What united people and gave them hope in the most difficult times? Find out in the documentary project "Year. Kharkiv Region".
Filmmaker Olly Lambert spends two months on Ukraine’s southern frontline with volunteer special forces as they begin the push to capture Kherson. The film follows “Hummer”, an experienced military commander who now finds himself a chaperone to completely inexperienced forces on the frontline.
Slovo House (2017) is a documentary that delves into the lives of the intelligentsia in Kharkiv, Ukraine during the 1930s. It explores the socio-political climate of the time, the effects of the Soviet regime, and the cultural genocide that occurred. The film showcases reenactments and provides an in-depth look into the lives of the residents of Slovo House.
A concert movie that captured live 12 September from Ukraine in Kharkiv's Freedom Square before 350,000 fans.
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