East Side Stories

Russia, Ukraine, 2021
Regi: Peter Kerekes

In a correction facility in Ukraine, Lesya serves a 7-year sentence along with her newborn child. Through her personal story and other inmates' testimonies, 107 Mothers weaves a dramatic narrative of loss and hope inside jail.  

Russia, 2021
Regi: Vladimir Munkuev

Habji and Keremes are a poor indigenous couple of Eastern Siberia during the Russian Empire. They are forced to host a Russian prisoner in their small house, and gradually become aware of the new power dynamics established in the house.

Russia, 2021
Regi: Kirill Serebrennikov

A cartoonist struggles with feverish dreams as he wanders between everyday life and imagined adventures. The sickest thoughts now appear outside the drawing board, and they throw themselves here and there and everywhere, through a chaotic day in Petrov's life.

Ukraine, 2021
Regi: Valentyn Vasyanovych

Violent, distant and masterfully told. The Ukrainian war film Reflection is all of this in its depiction of a conflict that is still ongoing, which forces the viewer to be confronted with the reality of the situation and the consequences of the violence.

Ukraine, 2021
Regi: Kateryna Gornostai

Masha and her friends Senia and Yana form an inseparable trio at their high school as the end of their final year approaches. This hyper-realistic film is an atypical portrait of Ukrainian youth, with their dreams and traumas, their first loves and sorrows. 

Russia, 2021
Regi: Kira Kovalenko

Set in the small town of Mizur in North Ossetia (Russia), Unclenching the Fists is the story of Ada, a young woman who lives with her overprotective father and loving brother. It is a gripping drama that explores topics of trauma, family relations and the cost of personal freedom.