Movie reviews

UKRAINA! FILM FESTIVAL ONLINE

SHORT FILMS

ЗНЕБАРВЛЕНА (DESATURATED)

Watchable. On the one hand it's a failure because the 10 minutes film feel lengthy but on the other it's tongue in cheek since the protagonists know they are in a movie and dread the end credits that "no one stays for". The order to wear non-depressive colours is an ingenious film idea deserving a more complete story.

КОЛООБІГ (CIRCULATION)

Watchable. A rail-view of Kiev: poverty, derelict buildings and industrial plants. Uninspiring but I'm happy I saw it from the comfort of my home.

ЗОНҐ (ZONG)

Watchable. An artistic way of presenting an environmental topic. The form is dismal which makes watching dull but reflects the topic well. The final message of how draining bogs increases greenhouse gases release to the atmosphere by 20% is the most interesting.

ДРУГИЙ ФРОНТ. ІСТОРІЇ ЛҐБТ-ВІЙСЬКОВИХ (THE SECOND FRONT. STORIES OF LGBT SOLDIERS)

Watchable. 4 short stories cover a range of topics: LGBT people's personal safety, sex change operations and life at war. The war has disappeared from foreign media but has been going on for more than 5 years now - there's clearly a generation growing for who it's a way of life. Worth seeing to update yourself on the situation in the region but there's nothing truly vital.

The whole set provided such a variety of topics, genres and narrative styles it was kind of fascinating.