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15 November 2022 13:30-16:30Mauritz, Filmhuset

Ten outstanding projects in the making!

IN COLLABORATION WITH ODESA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL. This year, the Stockholm International Film Festival is proud to collaborate with Odesa International Film Festival, in order to provide a platform for Ukrainian filmmakers to display their on-going film projects to the Nordic audience. We recieved over 100 applications from Ukrainian filmmakers all over the world, and after a tough selection process we are honored to present the ten finalists in this special edition of Works In Progress: Ukraine. The projects will be reviewed by a carefully selected jury, who will pick a winner to recieve a prize of 100.000 SEK in financial support.


TITLES & DIRECTORS:
»CHRYSANTHEMUM DAY« by Simon Mozgovyi
»DO YOU LOVE ME?« by Tonia Novabrova
»THE GLASS HOUSE« by Taras Dron
»YASA« by Sergii Masloboishchykov
»DANGEROUS GAME« by Oleksii Komarovskyi
»DIAGNOSIS: DISSIDENT« by Denys Tarasov
»FUCKING SENSITIVITY« by Tetiana Symon
»DIVIA« by Dmytro Hreshko
»PRIDE IS NOT AVAILABLE IN YOUR REGION« by Maksym Nakonechnyi
»WHEN WE WERE 15« by Anna Buryachkova

This competition was made possible with the support of the Swedish Institute.

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When: November 15, 13:30-16:30.

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Simon Mozgovyi
»Chrysanthemum Day«

Synopsis: 
"A timeless story, the film raises the question of what happens if a global war would go past the final stage. It starts in an alternate reality, when the first unexpected nuclear explosion impacts vast territories, releasing a powerful wave of radiation which destroys everything for hundreds of kilometers around. When the devastated area is examined, a small unaffected plot of land, surrounded by white fog, is found."

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Tonia Noyabrova
»Do you love me?«

Synopsis:
"One has to be brave enough to accept losing your old self for the sake of growing up. Kira briskly becomes an adult in the early 90s, watching her family and soviet childhood shatter into pieces. Simultaneously, Ukraine launches a painful process of ttransformation into an independent country."

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Taras Dron
»The Glasshouse«

Synopsis: 
"First-year university student Alisa disappears, and so does her boyfriend. The girl’s mother, Victoria, is a successful architect, for whom everything must go according to plan. She is always looking for opportunities to avoid dull work and strives to achieve real recognition. The police suspect that Alisa was involved in the illegal distribution of narcotics through the internet. To protect her reputation and impeccable image, Victoria starts her own investigation. She refuses to believe the police, or her ex-husband, who believe that Alisa caused her own tragedy. She sets out to prove her daughter’s innocence.

As Victoria's investigation unfolds, she finds out the truth about what happened. But this does not lead her to abandon her goals. On the contrary, she is provided with an opportunity to fully realize herself as a person. This is a story about the cost of self-affirmation and the iron character of a woman who is prepared to do anything in pursuit of her dreams."

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Sergii Masloboishchykov
»Yasa«

Synopsis:
"Hanna looks after the young girl Darka who was shell-shocked during a military action. She takes Darka to her expensive residence. A relationship between the two women unfolds over memories of Hanna’s son Danylo who was in love with Darka before he died on Maidan. Hanna wants to bring Darka closer to herself. But it turns out that the mother’s life path from a Maidan activist to a high level official was connected with an unfolding of events that eventually led to the Revolution of Dignity causing her son’s death. Through the relationship with Darka, Hanna becomes more convinced of the connection between the death of her son and her own actions."

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Oleksii Komarovskyi
»Dangerous Game«

Synopsis: 
"This film is inspired by the historic Ukrainian victory in the UEFA Winners’ Cup in 1986. Their success was achieved despite of the KGB’s desperate opposition to all the successes of Ukraine, and their opposition to both the club itself and the country’s political leadership.

This is a political detective story, based on the KGB’s attempt to prevent all forms of Ukrainian independency, in particular in sports, and their opposition to Ukraine’s increased relations with the rest of Europe. The story takes place against the background of historical events of the 1980s, particularly related to the incident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant and the approaching collapse of the Soviet Union."

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Denis Tarasov
Diagnosis: Dissident

Synopsis:
"In 1977 Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Andrei Dovzhenko works as an electrician for the national radio. Unlike an ordinary Soviet citizen, he loves rock music and strives to live the way his free heart and young soul tells him to. After being fired because his personality did not match the image of an ideal Soviet citizen, Andrei plays banned rock music on the air. He is arrested and quickly learns that most of those accused of “anti-Soviet propaganda” are sent not to prisons, but to special psychiatric hospitals, where dissidents are diagnosed with “sluggish schizophrenia”.

Meanwhile, KGB officers are developing a special operation to identify saboteurs in the psychiatric hospital. Someone is sending exposing materials to the West. The KGB forces Andrei to assist them in finding the culprits by threatening his family. But Andrei understands that sending materials to the West is his only chance to expose Soviet psychiatrists and the KGB to the whole world."

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Tetiana Symon
»Fucking Sensitivity«

Synopsis:
"Yasia is a journalist who covers social issues. This is a narrow niche, and whether she writes about police violence or historic building demolitions, she always comes across the same people. For the past eight years, she has spent all her time at work and her social circle is limited to co-workers. After yet another court hearing, Yasia and her colleagues realize their helplessness. The question is no longer how to raise public awareness about civil issues, it is now about how to keep going when all the hard work never pays off. Her old worldview is crumbling, and it’s time for her to reevaluate her whole life."

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Dmytro Hreshko
»Divia«

Synopsis:
"Every year, the effects of urbanization and industrialization in Ukraine increasingly deteriorate living conditions. It’s time to start paying attention to nature and its ecological state, for the sake of nature preservation and the quality of life of ffuture Ukrainian citizens. The purpose of the project is to show the current environmental problems of the country, the consequences of urbanization and Russia’s war against Ukraine, and ways to solve them.

The film will present two conceptual characters: the nature of Ukraine – in its general state and in protected areas that have not undergone significant anthropogenic influence – and urbanized cities, industrial facilities and war-torn areas which significantly affect the state of ecology in the country. At the heart of the film is the conflict between pristine nature and the forces of urbanization, industrialization and the consequences of war."

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Maksym Nakonechnyi
»Pride is not available in your region«

Synopsis:
"How can an ordinary person fight when even a superhero dies? How do you defend your own freedom and identity when exterior forces want to take away the freedom of your entire country? Can there be love, sex and life where there is hatred, war and death all around? 

On February 24th, 2022, one of Ukraine’s legendary techno clubs turns into a shelter and an air raid bunker. When Kyiv becomes the enemy’s target, it is behind the thick walls of this abandoned factory where the same people who used to dance and play here will hide from the bombs. A whole new meaning of a ‘safe space’. The youth stuck in this shelter will help the injured, the military, and those in need. They will be annoyed, try to resolve conflicts, and support themselves and each other. They will love each other.

War is the most intense and devastating experience one can go through. But can it also be the most liberating?"

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Anna Buryachkova
»When we were 15«

Synopsis:
"15-year old Tonya is the new girl at school, where she is seeking refuge from her abusive boyfriend. Despite her visible shyness, she quickly becomes friends with her confident classmate Lera. Tonya becames a part of a teenage friend group, which brings her into a love triangle with the most popular guy at school, Dzhura, and his best friend, Lera’s headstrong brother Sanya. The new relationship pushes her to acknowledge her sexuality and brings up questions of love and lust. But this double life is not easy to maintain, and eventually Tonya needs to make an adult choice – to follow her friends’ rules, or try to find a version of herself she can live with."

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Stockholm International Film Festival
Odesa International Film Festival