In the shadow of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, this poetic observational documentary explores human existence amid war. Inspired by Frederick Wiseman’s cinematic method, it rejects conventional documentary approaches ‒without interviews or narration‒ and allows meaning to emerge through the power of images, the rhythm of editing, and immersive sound. The film weaves together fragments of lives: those who flee, those who resist, and those who struggle to preserve their humanity amid chaos. With a haunting aesthetic and contemplative gaze, it captures the silence, loss, and transformation of a person absorbed by war, as war becomes, irrevocably, a part of the human being.

Alina Gorlova is a Ukrainian documentary filmmaker. Her acclaimed works, like No Obvious Signs and This Rain Will Never Stop, explore war's human impact, winning awards at DOK Leipzig, IDFA, and Festival dei Popoli. She is a co-founder of Tabor LTD and a European Film Academy member.

Ukrainian director Yelizaveta Smith co-founded Tabor LTD. Her documentary School Number 3, co-directed with George Genoux, won the Grand Prix at the 2017 Berlinale. A Sundance Institute alumna, her work powerfully testifies to the human cost of war through both documentary and fiction.

Ukrainian filmmaker Simon Mozgovyi is a director, screenwriter, and actor. His debut documentary, The Winter Garden’s Tale, premiered at Ji.hlava IDFF and won Best Ukrainian Film at Docudays UA. A Sundance Institute Grantee, he was also an actor at Kyiv's DAKH Theater from 2013 to 2018.