Markiian Miroshnychenko

In one continuous shot, SHTTL shows the lives, loves, and inner conflicts within a Yiddish speaking shtetl on the border between Ukraine and Poland - one day before the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union.

In the interweaving of five stories, the New Year's magician himself ceases to believe in miracles, because burdened with life and immersed in work, people completely forget about the holiday. He takes serious action and sells his suit to a simple guy who has long since lost his sense of "New Year's magic". By leaving his position as a magician, Santa deprives people not only of a festive mood, but also of snow that could contribute to this. But contrary to his views on the hopelessness of the modern generation, people notice the changes and become the creators of a real New Year's miracle on their own.

Eastern Ukraine during the war against Russia. A young girl travels to the East to find her beloved, who volunteered to fight in the war. One night, she hears a cry for help on the radio. Thinking it is her boyfriend, she goes into enemy territory. But it turns out to be another soldier. The girl saves him and realizes that her destiny is to save people. During one of the battles, she gets into an accident and becomes disabled. But despite this, she creates and leads a medical battalion called "Hospitallers," which saves hundreds of people on the battlefield.

The city of Chernivtsi, 2022 year, the first month of the war. Refugees from all over Ukraine, including theatrical figures, arrive there. They end up in a world where art is no longer needed. Despite this, they start recreating theatre in the present circumstances; they perform on the streets and in refugee centers, rehearsing plays about the war in bomb shelters during air raid sirens. The city of Chernivtsi, the first month of the war. Refugees from all over Ukraine, including theatrical figures, arrive there. They end up in a world where art is no longer needed. Despite this, they start recreating theatre in the present circumstances; they perform on the streets and in refugee centers, rehearsing plays about the war in bomb shelters during air raid sirens.