Programme 2026

Screens for Teens: Boundaries and Limits

This year, Wiz-Art is introducing film screenings for teenagers: stories about self-understanding, relationships, emotional experiences, and discoveries.

Time: September 22nd, 1 PM, Entrance – registration only

Location: Lviv Palace of Arts, 17 Kopernyka St., 2nd floor

Program

The project is supported by Ukrainian Cultural Foundation. Festival partners: ZMIN Foundation, Ukrainian State Film Agency, M-Rental, Morshynska, America House Lviv, Lviv City Council, Megogo, Morshynska, Lviv Film Hub, Suspilne Culture, Sebto Media, Zahid.Net

Films in the programme

7 films · 74 min

  1. 01

    STRANGERS WITH HATS

    Petra Stipetić, Karolin Twiddy, Germany 2026 · 7′

    In ‘Strangers With Hats’, Noe, a fungal spore, embarks on a magical journey of self-discovery, guided by helpful mushrooms. Along the way, they confront self-doubt, discover inner strength, and learn the transformative power of a supportive network.

  2. 02

    HOMECOMING

    Yarema Malashchuk, Roman Khimei, Ukraine 2026 · 19′

    A few years after fleeing Ukraine following the Russian invasion, a boy returns home via a robotic dog, his mechanical avatar, which he controls from his room in Poland. Through this remote presence, he relives memories and reconnects with his past — a connection that now depends on a fragile video stream that could be cut off at any moment.

  3. 03

    SEE YOU TOMORROW

    Keiya Ando, Japan 2025 · 10′

    A five-year-old boy wakes to find his beloved dog has died in the early morning. As he drifts through the moment in a quiet daze, memories of their time together begin to surface—joyful moments, missed chances, things left unsaid—leading him to feel the quiet ache of regret for the very first time.

  4. 04

    MISUNDERSHOOD

    Iryna Sosimovych, Ukraine 2025 · 7′

    "Misundershood" is an author’s story about war seen through the eyes of a vulnerable person. Oleksa lives in claim and at his own pace until war destroys his fragile inner balance. Left alone with fear and isolation, he must find whether trust in people is still possible.

  5. 05

    OUT OF PLAY

    Vincenzo Bertillo, Canada 2025 · 13′

    After a career-ending injury, 20-year-old soccer prodigy Francesco has lost his sense of purpose. A chance encounter with a group of younger teens quietly forces him to confront the emotions he’s been running from.

  6. 06

    TERRITORY

    Barbara Synak, Poland 2025 · 6′

    Girl is kidnapped by her own body. In the labyrinth of her inner self, the girl must face the obsessions and desires of a person who is doomed to food, ever-present and painfully tempting. The film explores a toxic relationship with one's body.

  7. 07

    I THINK YOU SHOULD BE HERE

    Anna-Marija Adomaitytė, Élie Grappe, France, Switzerland 2026 · 12′

    Near Geneva, seven girls on the verge of adulthood recall in their rooms the words and dances of TikTok that shaped their youth. Between intimate and collective memory, they drift from room to room, dancing through a final suspended night as they search for connection and identity, pushing their gestures to the edge.

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