Homecoming
Screening
Discussion after the film
Free entrance
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.
Director
Roman Khimei, Yarema Malashchuk
Roman Khimei and Yarema Malashchuk are Ukrainian filmmakers and visual artists working since 2016 at the intersection of documentary and fiction. Their films explore post-imperial memory and the experience of a new generation shaped by war and history. They won the PinchukArtCentre Prize (2020) and the VISIO Young Talent Prize (2021). Their short film Additional Scenes received main awards at Tallinn Black Nights IFF 2024 and the Ukrainian Film Critics Award. Their video works are part of collections at Fondazione In Between Art Film, Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein, Kontakt, TBA21, Frac Bretagne, Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma, and Museum of Contemporary Art Antwerp, among others. Khimei and Malashchuk’s most recent installation was presented at the Canicula Exhibition of the 61st La Biennale di Venezia 2026.Show time & place
Start time
October 20 at 00:00
Organizer
Phone
+380 98 835 51 97
