Event
Ukrainian Shorts Showcase
Sun Aug 25: 6.15pm
Various Directors
Ukraine
1h 11m
Away
(Kateryna Gornostai, Ukraine, 12 min)
A chance visit to a young couple in bed presents a series of intimate, thought-provoking discussions on love and relationships.
Ira wants sex, Eugene wants to sleep. Refusing to let up, Ira confronts Eugene: Do you actually love me? she asks. She senses that since their marriage three years earlier, those first passions have long died down. Through the wall, we can hear her parents, the mundane discussions of plumbers, and who should have the remote control. She longs for passion and wants a frank discussion, while Eugene attempts to placate her with empty words. Can they salvage a relationship from turn this romantic stalemate?
Without You (Sensiz)
(Nariman Aliev, Ukraine, 15 min)
A lone car drives across the vast expanses of the Ukrainian landscape. Two young men are traveling to celebrate their elder brothers birthday, but their plan is delayed when their car breaks down. The sun is going to set before long, and with little chance of finding help, they eventually decide to travel the rest of the long journey to their brother on foot. This short is dedicated to the directors own late elder brother.
Nariman is one of todays most promising Ukrainian filmmakers. He explores themes of collective memory and trauma of Crimean Tatars, who now live under Russian occupation. Homeward, Narimans most recent feature (also set in Crimea), premiered at Cannes 2019.
Trash
(Tetiana Symon, Ukraine, 17 min)
A brother and sister come to clean up the country house inherited from their father. They have a significant age difference and rarely see each other. While cleaning, the siblings bring up taboo topics that lead to escalate their differences into open conflict.
In Joy ( , )
(Maryna Roshchyna, Ukraine, 2018, 27 min)
Kate is a lonely young mother. She falls in love with a fellow, but does not have the courage to tell him that she has a son. Their relationship develops rapidly, making the revelation of her secret increasingly complicated, and forcing her to evaluate the place this budding relationship might take in conjunction with her and her son.
Best Ukrainian Short Film at the Odessa International Film Festival 2018
Best National Short Film at the Molodist International Film Festival
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LocationNorthwest Film Forum (View)
1515 12th Ave
Seattle, WA 98122
United States
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