Ukrainian New Wave. Before the Sunrise

Ukrainian Film Festival Berlin invites its guests to a screening of the program Best Ukrainian Short Films of the Year: Ukrainian New Wave. Before the Sunrise.

The Dovzhenko Centre, a prominent cultural institution and the National Ukrainian Film Archive, proudly presents the latest edition of their almanac titled "Ukrainian New Wave." This year's compilation, named "Before the Sunrise," skillfully captures the social atmosphere of Ukraine through the lens of talented cinematographers.

“Ukrainian New Wave. Before the Sunrise” encapsulates the initial year of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, offering poignant reflections on the current state of the nation and presenting futuristic visions of Mariupol. 

List of films:

• THE WAR THAT IS ALWAYS AROUND by Iryna Sosimovych (Harkavets)

• LITURGY OF ANTI-TANK OBSTACLES by Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk

• IT IS QUIET HERE by Olena Podolianko Novruz Hіkmet 

• KHARKIV MUSIC FEST DID HAPPEN by Viacheslav Turanytsia

• VISION OF LIVE by Diana Derii

• FORTRESS MARIUPOL. OREST by Yuliia Hontaruk

• WAKING UP IN SILENCE by Mila Zhluktenko, Daniel Asadi Faezi

• KHAYT by Sashko Protiah

The screening will be followed by the Q&As with Mila Zhluktenko and Daniel Asadi Faezi, directors of the film Waking up in Silence, and Maria Glazunova, an expert from the Dovzhenko Centre.

All films are in the Original language with German subtitles.