Come watch short films by Wiz-Art! The program explores that in-between state — when you’re neither here nor there. A feeling many of us know well at the start of the year. We’ll be screening short films from the Philippines, Germany, and Japan — about sleep, insomnia, awakening, and dreams.
Join us for a sleepy selection of short films curated by Wiz-Art!
The screening will take place on December 20 at 18:00 at Lviv Art Palace, 17 Kopernyka Street.
To purchase a ticket, follow this link. Seats are limited.
ADDITIONAL SCENES // 16 min., Roman Khimei, Yarema Malashchuk, Ukraine, 2024
On Day 377 of the Russian-Ukrainian War, in Kyiv, a man debates with his wife about the pillows — which one is for sleeping and which one is not. And why should we make a film about the war, anyway?
UNCERTIFIED DOCUMENT // 6 min., Nahee JANG, Ximing LI, Ying WAN, Hao WANG, France, 2024
Mr. Everest is dead, and trapped in the paperwork process before entering to heaven. After the long journey, he accepts that heaven is very different from what he expected.
I’LL WAKE UP WHEN I’M DONE SLEEPING // 5 min., Sigi Golan, Israel, 2025
I’m always sleeping, everywhere, anytime. In stores, parks, roads. When told to wake up, I have five responses. This film explores the shortcomings of wakefulness and the benefits of staying in bed, eyes closed, under the blanket, where it’s cozy and safe.
BUTTERFLY KISS // 10 min., Zohar Dvir, Germany, 2024
Carol panics and argues with her girlfriend Ray after an unexpected proposal. The situation gets worse when she wakes up in an apocalyptic reality and terribly discovers that Ray has transformed into a butterfly. Ray’s transformation, the invasion of the outside world into their home, and the growing tension between the two threaten their relationship. Carol is afraid of losing Ray…
…but devoting yourself to your girlfriend could come at a price.”
VOX HUMANA // 20 min., Don Josephus Raphael Eblahan, Philippines, 2024
In the aftermath of an earthquake, the police find a man in the woods. A zoologist, a sound recorder, and a news team grapple with the truth that he may be the cause of all the natural disasters that devastated this small mountain town.
ANOMALY // 6 min., Arturs Voblikovs, Latvia, 2024
A news crew investigates a mysterious anomaly reported by residents of a small Latvian village, but the more questions are asked, the less clear it all gets…
CANNOT SLEEP! // 3 min., Yingjie Zhou, Japan, 2024
Sleep in the same state as before. A wonderful and magical economic experiment where one’s head changes and one’s head falls. Finally, the appearance of the image is reduced.
THEY SENT WORD // 9 min., Mariano Schoendorff, Spain, 2024
José Manuel Ordovas is a man who at a first glance appears ordinary, but carries a profound personal journey wrapped in violence, crime, and drugs. That is until he found a congregation of aliens that save him.
This is the second selection curated by participants of our Film Curating Workshop. They watched 300 short films from the longlists of Wiz-Art, LINOLEUM, and Mykolaichuk OPEN in search of the very best — come and see what they discovered.
We thank the mentors who supported the participants on their journey to creating their first film program: Alex Malyschenko, Olha Raiter, Myro Klochko, Anastasiia Verlinska.
The project received support through the Resilience Fund of the Goethe-Institut Ukraine. For the fourth year in a row, the program continues to support cultural and educational institutions, as well as civil society organizations that demonstrate exceptional resilience in the face of the full-scale Russian aggression.