Halyna Lavrinets

Exchange of prisoners of war. In the hospital courtyard, hundreds of relatives have gathered — far more than the number of freed Ukrainian service members. Who will embrace their loved one today, and who will have to keep waiting? The first moments of reunion become the climax, as people and viewers share anticipation.

Activist Nelia sheltered 15 refugees from Kharkiv in her museum of folk life in the Poltava Region. Nelia teaches Guests local dialect, and traditions, to plant a vegetable garden to feed themselves in the village.

An ethnographic documentary essay about the Orthodox traditions of the inhabitants of Zapkarpattya.

Volodymyr Kalnenko is a freelance artist-painter who was recognized in St. Petersburg, had a wide circle of communication, money, and a workshop. After returning to Ukraine, everything changed dramatically. The artist faces great challenges. After all, every creator is thin-skinned before the gray everyday life. The hero involuntarily confesses, having come to the conclusion that while God allows painting, it is necessary.