Mykyta Lyskov

This semi-abstract atmospheric film animates engravings by Andriy Sokolenko, an artist from the Ukrainian city of Dnipro. Animated in fast-paced sequences with appropriate sounds, they form urban scenes which alternate with ‘abstract’ rain. Thanks to detailed shots, we distinctly feel individual scratches – the bumps hitting the ground.

At first glance, this fly-through of an imaginary landscape seems minimalist. But the passing layers of colours, lines, structures and image nuances gradually consume the viewer. Thanks to the soundtrack, the impression left by this semi-abstract film intensifies gradually. The film was made by a representative of the new generation of Ukrainian filmmakers, known for his film Deep Love.

This fresh film from Ukraine made by Mykyta Lyskov, graduate of the Kyiv National University of Theatre, Cinema and Television, is full of absurd scenes which the author uses to interpret the contemporary Ukrainian society. Lyskov relentlessly lines up one scene full of black humour after another and stylises everything in a distinct artistic expression.