synopsis
Shelter is a virtual reality documentary directed by Sjors Swierstra and co-directed by Ivanna Khitsinska that offers an intimate look into the war in Ukraine. The film immerses viewers in everyday scenes: a tender conversation between pregnant women in a Kyiv maternity ward, a soldier’s funeral in Lviv, tense preparations in frontline barracks, and an opera orchestra’s performance in a Kharkiv basement. Shelter invites audiences to share virtual space with Ukrainians, witnessing moments of shared humanity and reflecting on the profound cost of war.
film details
| director: | Sjors Swierstra, Ivanna Khitsinska |
| producer: | Ivanna Khitsinska, Justin Karten |
Film at festival
| premiere type: | Czech Premiere |
| festival edition: | 2025 |
| section: | Virtual Reality |
| language: | Ukrainian |
Info
| director: | Sjors Swierstra, Ivanna Khitsinska |
| original title: | Shelter |
| country: | Netherlands, Ukraine |
| year: | 2025 |
| running time: | 15 min. |
