FESTIVAL PROGRAM FOR 18 APRIL

Ukrainistan Artist War is about artists waging a war on war in the context of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine and Afghanistan after the withdrawal of foreign forces. It is an anti-war film in the tradition of Picasso’s ‘Guernica’ and Jon and Yoko’s ‘War is Over’. The process of creation is carefully followed in the face of the destruction the artists witness. Dual projects are completed at the destroyed House of Culture in Irpin Ukraine and at the Yellow House Art School in Jalalabad.
The journey includes the tragedy of a farmer shot while protecting his daughter, Punisher Palace where Russian soldiers raped and tortured, a child’s room hit by a missile and the Bridge of Death at Irpin where families were slaughtered in their cars.
This film is filled with the optimism that humanity can end violent conflict and embrace peace through creativity.

On Christmas Eve, a lonely girl and a dog who has lost its owner meet each other and become friends. Then she takes the dog to her home - or, rather, the ruins of her apartment where her family used to live before the outbreak of the war. A story about a sudden friendship that unites in the most difficult times.

Anton is a medical student. He is preparing for exams and also having fun with his class-mates. But on Tuesdays and Fridays, Anton have to take the most important exam of his live.

A film about the reality of a mother and her autistic child on a daily basis. A total immersion without detours in the heart of a strong story between Louise, a ten year old girl with autism, and her mother ready to do anything to protect her from the world around her.

What is the only provocation that could bring about the use of nuclear weapons? Nuclear weapons. What is the priority target for nuclear weapons? Nuclear weapons. What is the only established defense against nuclear weapons? Nuclear weapons. How do we prevent the use of nuclear weapons? By threatening the use of nuclear weapons. And we can't get rid of nuclear weapons, because of nuclear weapons. The intransigence, it seems, is a function of the weapons themselves.

Two African children look at the stars and dream of arriving in Italy. Their world is narrated as a fairy tale: Bekisisa, is twelve years old and has a magical voice that enchants animals; his six-year-old little brother Eno dreams of having the shirt of Mané, the great footballer of his favorite team. Alone they leave their land after suffering grief and loss and reach Italy where reality is certainly not suitable for children. The two children become part of a small community made up only of orphaned children like themselves, with whom they will share adventures, vicissitudes and dangers, but a great bond unites them and all together they will fight for a better future.

Talha, a private individual who is reactive to his school because of his speech disability, decides not to go to school that day. While he was hiding in Çöllüoğlu Han, his paths crossed with the armless painter woman, and then with the wheelchair writer - booksellers Abdi. The life lessons he learned from them pave the way for his hidden talents to be revealed. Answering her friends because she stuttered, Talha decides not to go to school that day. While hiding in Çöllüoğlu Inn, he crossed paths with an armless artist woman, and then with Abdi, a wheelchair-bound writer-bookstore. The life lessons he learned from them pave the way for his hidden talents to be revealed.

After a natural disaster strikes Western Europe, Bobby is forced to flee with her selfish father in search of a boat to take them to a safe country. Their disagreement and the intense journey bring up unresolved family issues. It is only when her father makes a big sacrifice that Bobby is able to take him back into her heart.