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In solidarity with Ukraine, Sheffield DocFest put together a programme in collaboration with Docudays UA, that includes work across our Film programme, Alternate Realities exhibition, Industry programme and Talks & Sessions. The programme will launch the British Council and Ukrainian Institute’s ‘UK/Ukraine Season of Culture’ with the World Premiere of 'One Day In Ukraine'
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A TikTok War
From sheltering in bunkers to travelling across Europe as refugees, TikTok has been appropriated to chronicle and explain the horror of the Ukraine war.
  • 2022
  • Alternate Realities Programme
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Boney Piles
A moving portrait of life for a group of children in east Ukraine, eking a living amidst the detritus of conflict, just prior to the recent Russian invasion.
  • Taras Tomenko
  • 2022
  • Film Programme
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Captured by an Unprecedented Task
A film by the legendary cinema studio KyivNaukFilm, which popularized complex science concepts, and the explanation of what cybernetics is, not just as a “science, but also as a certain position, attitude to the world.
  • 1982
  • Alternate Realities Programme
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Fragile Memory
Ihor Ivanko sheds light on the life of his grandfather, Leonid Burlaka, a cinematographer from the glory days of Odessa Film Studio, who is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s.
  • Igor Ivanko
  • 2022
  • Film Programme
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Infinity According to Florian
As this riveting portrait of the multi-hyphenate artist Florìan Jur’jev unfurls, the acclaimed architect is facing one of the greatest challenges of his storied career.
  • Oleksiy Radynski
  • 2022
  • Film Programme
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Mountains and Heaven in Between
An intimate portrait of life in a remote mountain village, seen through the eyes of four paramedics, as the spectre of COVID-19 looms over it.
  • Dmytro Hreshko
  • 2022
  • Film Programme
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One Day in Ukraine
Media activist and filmmaking collective Babylon’13, formed during the Maidan uprisings, focus on the events of March 14, 2022 – the 2,944th day of the Russian-Ukrainian War.
  • Volodymyr Tykhyy
  • 2022
  • Film Programme
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Out of Body Experience
Ukrainian artist collective Photinus Studio created an online performance where all participants become one malleable body and documented it in video.
  • Photinus Studio
  • 2022
  • Alternate Realities Programme
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Outside
Ukrainian filmmaker Olha Zhurba’s debut feature tells the story of Roma, who at the age of 13 became the poster child of the 2014 revolution.
  • Olha Zhurba
  • 2022
  • Film Programme
Film
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Overcoming the Darkness
This kaleidoscope of stories shines a light on Ukrainians bravely defending their land against the Russian invasion, where millions struggle for their right to exist.
  • KINODOPOMOHA
  • 2022
  • Film Programme
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Peace and Tranquility
As Russian troops were crossing into Ukraine, Andrii Bondarenko wrote a play that looks back on a life bookended by conflict.
  • Myro Klochko
  • 2022
  • Film Programme
Film
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Peace and Tranquility + Boney Piles
A screening of Boney Piles preceded by short film Peace & Tranquility.
  • Film Programme
Short + Feature
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Peace and Tranquility + Boney Piles + Extended Discussion
An extended discussion on the impact of war and the very real challenges both the Ukraine and the wider world currently face will follow the screening of two films.
  • Talks Programme
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Plai. A Mountain Path
Eva Dzhyshyashvili’s contemplative film details rural life for a couple whose world is irrevocably impacted by conflict but whose resilience perseveres.
  • Eva Dzhyshyashvili
  • 2021
  • Film Programme
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Pryvoz
Eva Neymann documents everyday life in Odessa’s vast market, recording the thoughts of its traders and visitors, and highlighting its role as a vital artery in the city.
  • Eva Neymann
  • 2021
  • Film Programme
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ROZSYPNE
A VR piece set in east Ukraine in 2014, where war raged - elderly Nina tries to preserve her everyday life in her small village, Rozspyne.
  • Nienke Huitenga, Lisa Weeda
  • 2019
  • Alternate Realities Programme
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Work-in-progress Screening: Ukraine
  • Industry Programme
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