Daniel Khoroshavin

Hanging out with friends, smoking a lot, spinning bottles and kissing, making mistakes, playing, refusing to accept, dreaming with open eyes - life as a teenager can be overwhelmingly beautiful and difficult at the same time. In her debut, the Ukrainian director composes a deeply emotional and multi-layered portrait of a generation whilst seamlessly flowing between the fictional and the documental.

Seventeen-year-old Tolik, who used to rely on his older brother for guidance, finds himself adrift without anyone to seek advice from after his brother's passing.

A young academic composer struggles to write a new piece until an encounter with an inspiring DJ reveals a different side of music and herself.