Ukrainian Film Weekend

The film is based on a play “The Forest Song” by Ukrainian writer Lesya Ukrainka, with a strong foundation in  Slavic mythology. n important role in the film is played by nature, which appears as the greatest force of beauty and harmony. Mavka, a female forest spirit featured in Ukrainian mythology, it becomes the forest’s  guardian when her home is in danger. She strives for peace and harmony in her world — just as the people of Ukraine do today in their own. 

BUCHA is a feature drama film based on actual events in Bucha, Vorzel, and Hostomel (Kyiv region) during the Russian occupation in the first months of the war in February-March 2022. The main character is a foreigner who decided to fight against Russia's evil aggression in Ukraine, a country that became his home.

The film tells about the rescue of local residents by Konstantin Gudauskas, a citizen of Kazakhstan who received asylum in Ukraine and lived in Bucha.

Ty [Romantyka] in cinema is the first original historical musical in Ukraine. The story unfolds in the House “Slovo” [Word] in Kharkiv, where, in the early 20th century, the Soviet regime executed hundreds of representatives of Ukraine's creative elite.

In the near future, Ukrainian space trucker Andriy Melnyk transports nuclear waste aboard his cargo ship to Jupiter's abandoned moon, Callisto. During a routine flight, the Earth suddenly explodes, but Andriy manages to survive. He becomes the last person in the universe until he receives a call from Catherine, a French woman on a distant space station. Despite the obstacles, Andriy decides to find her.

The film is based on a play “The Forest Song” by Ukrainian writer Lesya Ukrainka, with a strong foundation in  Slavic mythology. n important role in the film is played by nature, which appears as the greatest force of beauty and harmony. Mavka, a female forest spirit featured in Ukrainian mythology, it becomes the forest’s  guardian when her home is in danger. She strives for peace and harmony in her world — just as the people of Ukraine do today in their own. 

Synopsis: Carpathians. Beginning of the 18th century. The brutal rule of the Polish nobility forces Hutsuls to flee to the mountains. Two brothers, Oleksa and Ivan Dovbush, find themselves to be outlaws and become opryshoks. In search of revenge on the lords for the murder of Dovbush's parents, the brothers become enemies of each other. One yearns for money, the other for justice. Hutsuls start a rebellion led by Oleksa. The nobility does everything possible to destroy Dovbush.

Kharkiv, the 1930s. The heyday of Ukrainian art. Ambitious young poet Vladimir Akimov happily settles in at the new luxury "Slovo" House built specifically for artists, but nobody takes his literary efforts seriously. But fate smiles at him. The head of the political intelligence agency suggests that he become the author of a play written earlier. Akimov agrees, signing a non- disclosure note. The poet has no idea what price he will pay for this success. 

Winner of Sundance’s Grand Jury Prize, this stunning documentary follows three Ukrainian artists who stay behind, wielding their art, cameras, and guns to fight for their homeland. “Ukraine is like porcelain, easy to break yet impossible to destroy.” — Slava Leontyev.