International Feature Competition
Through the perspective of grieving mothers and a young generation of Belarusians, Motherland paints a sobering and poignant portrait of a society living under the terrors of militarized state control.
MOTHERLAND
- Alexander Mihalkovich, Hanna Badziaka
- 2023
- Sweden, Ukraine, Norway
- s.t. French or English
- 92 min
International Short and Medium-Length Competition
In a bid to bridge the gap between the two, the filmmaker juxtaposes fragments of her native Ukraine at war with childlike images from the books she is using to learn Portuguese.
SMOKE OF THE FIRE
- Daryna Mamaisur
- 2023
- Ukraine, Portugal, Belgium, Hungary
- s.t. French or English
- 22 min