Nadiia Khatymlianska

Queer couple Jay and Vol'demar find strength and community in Kyiv's underground rave scene, where dance becomes both survival and resistance in the face of war.

"Rudi" tells the story of retired loner Rudi, who falls in love with a perfect illusion of a beautiful woman, in fact his new neighbor Kim. In doing so, he leaves his long-established, conservative comfort zone unnoticed until he finally collides with reality.

Hannah expected it to feel different hosting a fugitive in her home. Gratitude, connection, friendship...but no. She takes great efforts to offer Yulia a warm, open-hearted retreat, but for weeks the two women remain strangers to each other. Hannah wants to change that. But for that to be possible, she has to understand that she cannot force affection and trust and that true mercy is not linked to expectations.

Lia’s life was always that of an exemplary worker until her life was turned upside down by a time emergency. Forced to work from home, she meets her rebellious neighbour Paula, who shows her the door to a new world.

Queer couple Jay and Vol'demar find strength and community in Kyiv's underground rave scene, where dance becomes both survival and resistance in the face of war.

"Rudi" tells the story of retired loner Rudi, who falls in love with a perfect illusion of a beautiful woman, in fact his new neighbor Kim. In doing so, he leaves his long-established, conservative comfort zone unnoticed until he finally collides with reality.

Hannah expected it to feel different hosting a fugitive in her home. Gratitude, connection, friendship...but no. She takes great efforts to offer Yulia a warm, open-hearted retreat, but for weeks the two women remain strangers to each other. Hannah wants to change that. But for that to be possible, she has to understand that she cannot force affection and trust and that true mercy is not linked to expectations.

Lia’s life was always that of an exemplary worker until her life was turned upside down by a time emergency. Forced to work from home, she meets her rebellious neighbour Paula, who shows her the door to a new world.