I Died in Irpin

The Land We Fight For

A personal telling of the struggles faced by Ukrainian farming families impacted by the Russian war on Ukraine, and their fight to defend their lands.

Kotku

The short music story about mad grandma which lives in the imaginary world of her weird dreams. Her cat leads her through nightmares like a guide.

Patron the Dog

In the cartoon, Patron, just like in real life, searches for explosive objects and befriends other animals - in particular, Tom the Cat.

Until it turns black

As a young girl begins to lose her sight, she uses photography as a way of documenting the world she once saw.

Tiger is Strolling Around

Katsumi is feeling blue. While walking through a ghost Japanese town, she can see signs that her life has reached the point of no return. When she decides to end this misery, Magic Tiger appears. Can he save her?

Echoes of the Silenced Carol

The Vertep Imp embarks on a journey through memory, through the darkness of censorship and arrests, to restore the voices of young and audacious dissidents, together with new, unexpected friends.

Papier-mâché

Just as layers of papier-mâché strengthen the fragile form, so working on films and oneself shapes the director. The film is dedicated to the attentive teacher and outstanding puppeteer Oleh Pedan who passed away in 2020.

The Kurbas Phenomenon

A documentary about Ukrainian director, actor and playwright, founder of the Young Theater and the Berezil Theater and a victim of Stalin's terror, Les Kurbas, who is called the creator of modern Ukrainian theater.

Kyiv Cake

Kyiv, before 24 February 2022. A family is trying to make ends meet— though the fridge is permanently empty and the electric meter has sharp teeth. Then bombs hit the building across the street.

Mariupol. A Hundred Nights

The story of a little girl who wakes up on February 24th because of the air alert, and tries to find someone living in the burning city. The main character is based on the story of Alisa, a 4-year-old girl, who stayed in the besieged Mariupol during the whole time; she was also at the Azovstal plant during the last month of its defense. When the Russians allowed the civilians to evacuate from Azovstal, Alisa was separated from her mother.

Bridge to the City

Once upon a time the small bridge perched near small town. A lot has changed since then, but the bridge remembers old times and can tell us about it.

Wrapped in Plastic

A satire on a collective hysteria around plastic. It's created as a parody of a horror movie where plastic plays the role of evil. The character of sexy and blonde doll Garbie (Garbage+Barbie) lost her way in the haunted forest. Plastic bags emerge from the darkness like ghosts; toothbrushes, straws and bottles grow instead of trees, and a variety of other horror cliches are waiting for her ahead.