Between 27 and 28 July 2025, forty cinematographers and hundreds of other people captured a single summer night in Ukraine. Spanning the northern forests, the front lines, the temporarily occupied territories and the border towns and villages, this film offers a collective portrait of a nation that has endured a large-scale war for four years. Through a polyphonic montage moving from the general to the personal, it depicts everyday life amid fear, exhaustion and brief flashes of joy, where resilience and the hope that this night will one day pass emerge.

Director: Olga Chernykh

Olga Chernykh is a Ukrainian film director and cinematographer. She holds a master’s degree in cinematography and documentary filmmaking. Her film “A Picture to Remember” was the opening film at IDFA 2023, winning the Heart of Sarajevo for Best Documentary among other awards. A Berlinale Talents alumna, she has participated in various international workshops, including the IDFA Academy, IDFA Project Space, the “Aristoteles Workshop” and B2B Docs.  She is a member of the European Film Academy and has received an Akademie der Künste fellowship in Germany.