Encounters short films by Ukrainian filmmakers

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In light of the horrific attacks perpetrated against Ukraine, Encounters has 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.

Encounters Film Festival stands in solidarity with Ukraine. In 2016, The Festival 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.

In 2022 Encounters were due to be working with Modolist again to deliver a project bringing together two groups of young filmmakers who identify as female to create 90-second short films. Due to the ongoing war in Ukraine, this project is sadly now on hold.

Encounters have curated a programme to highlight, celebrate, and support Ukrainian filmmakers and artists. From a stylised sport drama to a funky animated short, this programme welcomes strong and unapologetic voices unafraid to make noise.

The night will include an introduction from Ren Scateni.

Ren Scateni is Head of Programme at Encounters Film Festival. They are also a freelance writer and curator mostly interested in experimental and artists' moving image works whose writing has appeared on ArtReview and ArtReview Asia, Hyperallergic, and Sight & Sound among others.

All ticket money to go to the Disasters Emergency Committee Ukraine Appeal.

Short films on the programme for the evening:

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

Ukraine fundraiser film series - April and May 2022

This event is the second in a series of three fundraising screenings to raise money for the people of Ukraine.

Find out more about the series >>

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