Canadian Premiere
A Ukrainian woman undergoes a therapeutic hypnosis ritual to help her shift from civilian to military life. Shot on the last remaining stock of Svema color negative film evacuated during the war.
Nadiia Karpova, Oleksandr Piskunov
Ukraine/Sweden/Turkey
2026
In Ukrainian with English subtitles
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Short Forum 7: War at Home
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Credits & Director
Producer
Mehmet Bahadir Er, Maryna Er Gorbach
Screenwriter
Maryna Er Gorbach
Cinematography
Svyatoslav Bulakovskyi
Production Design
Andrii Hrechyshkin
Original Music
Silas Bieri
Maryna Er Gorbach
Photo by Rafal Nowak
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