17 screenings and 2 events at Zhovten, Budynok Kino and Dovzhenko Film Studio — day four of the 55th Molodist.
Why tomorrow is worth it:
- Pavlo Shpegun’s Silence in block SH2 — the Airone della Laguna Award in Venice Orizzonti 2026.
- Denis Côté’s Nobody’s Violence — a special mention and the Youth Jury prize at Locarno 2026.
- From Venice to Kyiv: Mykyta Gibalenko’s Camouflage in the full-length competition.
- Imamura Shōhei’s The Ballad of Narayama — the 1983 Palme d’Or on the big screen
- Yarema Malashchuk and Roman Khimei’s Homecoming in block UA1 — the Wiz-Art 2026 Grand Prix.
- The Dovzhenko Film Studio becomes the first Ukrainian site on the Treasures of European Film Culture list.
Films of the day
10:45 · War Has No Children (Documentary competition)
Dir. Dmytro Todoriuk · Buy ticket
World premiere: four stories of growing up in wartime, when children face adult decisions before they are ready.
12:30 · After School (Full-length Films)
Dir. Merijn Scholte Albers, Tobias Smeets · Buy ticket
- Fortysomething teacher Edwin is a control freak whom neither colleagues nor family take seriously.
- A gym teacher’s crude advice after a denied promotion leads to chaos.
13:30 · Paikar (Documentary competition)
Dir. Dawood Hilmandi · Buy ticket
- A son and his father, a former mujahideen fighter turned spiritual leader and poet, try to find their way back to each other.
- Three awards at IDFA 2025: best first feature, the FIPRESCI Prize and a special mention for best Dutch film.
15:00 · Nobody’s Violence (Festival of Festivals)
Dir. Denis Côté · Buy ticket
- Roads and strange death pacts: taciturn Mira travels on and meets two free-spirited hedonists living deep in the forest.
- Locarno 2026: a special mention and the Youth Jury prize in the international competition; Denis Côté returns to Molodist.
15:30 · Mouse (Teen Screen, free admission)
Dir. Kelly O'Sullivan, Alex Thompson · Get a ticket
Before senior year: left without her best friend, Minnie forms a complicated friendship with Callie’s mother.
16:00 · Brother Verses Brother (FORMA)
Dir. Ari Gold · Buy ticket
One night for twin musicians to find love, a song and their father, a 99-year-old Beat Generation poet.
16:45 · The End Date (Documentary competition)
Dir. Noé Reutenauer · Buy ticket
“Hurry up and live”: doctors gave Yann Patou three years, but he lived with cancer for eighteen — and kept smiling to the end.
18:00 · Where To (Full-length Films)
Dir. Assaf Machnes · Buy ticket
Berlin from the back seat: a Palestinian Uber driver and a lost young Israeli keep crossing paths, in rides that mix humor and heartache.
18:10 · Yastay (Documentary competition)
Dir. Paula Gaetano Adi · Buy ticket
Two centuries later, engineers and Andean muleteers retrace the historic crossing of the Andes — to liberate a robot.
18:30 · The Desert of the Tartars (Century)
Dir. Valerio Zurlini · Buy ticket
- An enemy that never comes: Lieutenant Drogo waits for years for the Tartars in a fortress in a mountain desert.
- Based on Dino Buzzati’s novel: Valerio Zurlini’s last film won him the David di Donatello for Best Director.
20:00 · Camouflage (Full-length Films)
Dir. Mykyta Gibalenko · Buy ticket
- Family catches up: Vitalik left for Germany in 2021; after the invasion his mother and sister follow, bringing old conflicts with them.
- World premiere in Venice 2026 in Giornate degli Autori.
21:15 · MUSIC WITH IMAGES or FILMS WITHOUT WORDS (Special Events)
Dir. Natalia Ilchuk · Buy ticket
Music videos and gigs from 2004–2006: Sykhiv, Mad Heads in Lviv, the Barvy club in Kyiv — a compilation by Natalia Ilchuk.
Short Films Competition
17 films in three blocks · Zhovten, Anschlag Hall
- SH3 · 10:00: Another Day In The Metal Box, Aasmani, Breadsong, Mourners, Welcome to Tool Shed, Conception Game. Buy ticket
- SH2 · 12:15: Valentine's Day, Silence, The Buzz, Gallina, Procedure, Sand. Buy ticket
- SH1 · 14:30: The Man Without Qualities, The Cut, Diego, Thunder, Auntie Lica The Hunchback. Buy ticket
- Aasmani is the directing debut of actor Sayani Gupta.
- Gleb Feldman’s Another Day In The Metal Box competed at Locarno 2026.
- Pavlo Shpegun’s Silence won the Airone della Laguna Award in Venice Orizzonti 2026.
- Diego won Best Live-Action Short at Cleveland.
Ukrainian Premieres: Genres. Academia
9 films · Budynok Kino, Red Hall
- UAP1 · 18:00: Be My Blue, Fare Thee Well, Alice in “Wonder Land”, The Blind Spot, Girl from ashes, Closed Broken Windows, Golden Fish, Carmen, Among People. Buy ticket
- Genres.Academia: nine shorts from the Centaurs workshop.
National Competition
6 films · Zhovten, Kinoman Hall
- UA1 · 20:00: Homecoming, Glass Castles, High Frequency, Fig, Where is the Ukrainians’ house?, In her arms. Buy ticket
- Yarema Malashchuk and Roman Khimei’s Homecoming won the Wiz-Art 2026 Grand Prix, its National Competition and the award of the National Union of Film Critics of Ukraine.
Events of the day
- 13:00 · Official Opening of the Memorial Plaque “Treasure of European Film Culture” at the Dovzhenko Film Studio — The first Ukrainian site on the list: the European Film Academy added the Dovzhenko Film Studio to its Treasures of European Film Culture in April 2026. Dovzhenko Film Studio, Beresteyskiy Avenue 44 · Ukrainian/English. Admission by invitation.
- 18:00 · Presentation of the “ENGINE” Youth Art Association and a screening of 12 short films from the “Genres.Academia” program by Dmytro Tomashpolskyi’s “Centaurs Studio” — House of Cinema (Red Hall), Saksahanskoho str. 6 · Ukrainian. Register
