When the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022, retired entrepreneur Dan Fine was one of the first to help rescue animals near the front. After meeting Krystina, a brave pet rescuer, Dan, with her and other Ukrainian volunteers, started the mission of saving animals and people from the new killer besides the war itself -...

The incredible story of a friendship that has survived pirates, tribes and above all, the cultural difference. For the past decade, Spanish filmmaker Paula Palacios has been following Ali, a young man who fled the war in Somalia at the age of 14. Their meeting in a prison in Ukraine in 2012 turns Ali's life upside down, but also Paula's. Shot in Ukraine, the USA, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, often by Ali himself, this film is both a coming-of-age story in an uncertain world and an exploration of...

An intimate portrait of a successful and single Hungarian woman in Barcelona who embarks on a unique journey towards motherhood and co-parenting with a gay...

The short documentary film Becoming LEV tells the inspiring story of Valerii, a young boy from Kharkiv, Ukraine. Valerii has one dream; to become a professional football player just like Evgeniy Levchenko (LEV). It takes dedication, passion and family to reach this goal. Valerii had a rough start in life but thanks to his supporting foster family he is able to dream again. The production of Becoming LEV was made possible through a unique collaboration between many organizations and individuals...

The true story of two mentally ill people rediscovering life anew, healing through love, and finding refuge in nature whilst facing prejudice from their families and the small town where they both live. An unexpected event brings morality into...

The Russian industrial city of Karabash, which was known as the dirtiest city in the world, is to be planned to be transformed into an “Ural Switzerland”, an ecological green city. A close observation of how this mega project is being implemented and how it is changing...

Tolya called his father all of a sudden, on Wednesday, and said that they need to meet. Why today? So many years have passed after they parted because of a big...

A bohemian singer/artist becomes a father to his five-year-old niece when his sister's mental health deteriorates, and finds himself awkwardly balancing fairy tales and playtime with his rowdy nightlife and provocative...

A powerful, stylized portrait of the 80 year old Dorotchka, an archetypal babushka who philosophizes about life, love, regret and...

Vladimir is tired of being a vampire, so he will try recover his human...

Mother is eighty. Seva - sixty. That's the whole family right there. Seva has nothing left - the purpose of his life is looking after his elderly mother. On top of all the chores, there's migraines. Suddenly, mother dies. With liberation should come freedom but, alas, he goes to see a doctor who tells him that his mother had tried to get rid of him in his infancy by driving a needle into the fontanel, a soft spot at the top of the cranium. This unbearable truth turns his life upside-down. How...

Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital, has been gripped by unrest in recent times. This is a unique portrait of a nation in suspense, a nation in fear, a nation in waiting. A rare and exclusive snapshot of the days after the riots but before the...