Ukrainian Short Films – Fundraiser

Encounters Film Festival stands in solidarity with Ukraine.

We are shocked and devastated to see war in Ukraine unfold. In 2016, we worked in partnership with Modolist International Film Festival in Kyiv to showcase work by Ukrainian filmmakers, it was an honour to introduce UK audiences to contemporary Ukrainian films and its young filmmaking talents.

To show our support and to better understand the current situation and the history of Ukraine, we have curated a programme to highlight, celebrate, and support Ukrainian filmmakers and artists which will be screened in cinemas across the UK.

In light of the horrific attacks perpetrated against Ukraine, Encounters have curated a programme to highlight, celebrate, and support Ukrainian filmmakers and artists. From a stylised sport drama to a funky animated short about the body expectations that mostly befall cisgender women, this programme welcomes strong and unapologetic voices unafraid to make noise.

• WEIGHTLIFTER, dir. Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk, 2018, 30 mins
• MISHA, dir. Kateryna Pavlyuk, 2021, 2 mins
• THE FALL OF LENIN, dir. Svitlana Shymko, 2017, 12 mins
• UKRAINE: THREE YEARS OF TRUCE, dir.Benas Gerdziunas, 2018, 2 mins
• SISTERS, dir. Valentina Petrova & Anna Scherbyna, 2019, 12 mins
• ECHO, dir. Daryna Kuzmina, 2020, 1 min
• MY FAT ARSE AND I, dir. Yelyzaveta Pysmak, 2020, 10 mins

All proceeds from this screening will go to the Ukrainian Red Cross

CONTENT WARNINGS : Nudity, physical violence, violence against animals

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