One Aloe, One Ficus, One Avocado and Six Dracaenas

Алое, фікус, авокадо і 6 драцен — France, Ukraine 2023 — Directed by: Marta Smerechynska — 8 min — Subtitles: English — Production Company: La Fémis — Producer: Julie Tingaud — Script: Marta Smerechynska, Kateryna Babkina — Photography: Asma Benazouz, Sarp Uzunoglu — Editing: Marta Smerechynska — Sound: Karina Rezhevska — Music: Marusya Chuprinenko — Co-Production: Marta Smerechynska, Ukraine

What to take, what to leave? How important are material possessions when you’re trying to save your life? Packages from Ukraine – filled with everything and nothing – wait patiently under a bridge to be found, while a voice stirs memories of frivolous and treasured personal effects, in an apparent heart-breaking farewell letter to Kyiv.

Festivals: Visions du Réel 2023 (Switzerland) Sarajevo FF 2023 (Bosnia and Herzegovina) PÖFF Shorts 2023 (Estonia) DMZ Docs 2023 (South Korea) FIPADOC 2024 (France) Thessaloniki FF 2024 (Greece) Millennium Docs Against Gravity 2024 (Poland) Wiz-Art Festival 2023 (Ukraine) - Special Mention FunFest 2024 (Madeira Island) - 1st Place in Documentary Category MakeDox FF 2024 (North Macedonia) - Best Student Film