In the late 1960s, after a period of thaw, musical groups began to form in the USSR to become analogues of Western rock bands. They were named VIA – vocal-instrumental ensembles. The next decade became the golden era of Ukrainian pop music.

The film explores the phenomenon of the Ukrainian mustachioed funk which has not lost its relevance.

Almanac of the best Ukrainian short films of 2020.

• Substitute
• Bullmastiff
• Save me, doctor!
• Two
• Carpet
• Goodbye, Golovin

The topic of the almanac was reboot, a process in which a computer or other device completely cleans or restores the contents of RAM and resumes its work. However, the theme of the almanac goes much wider than the technical definition and relates to the personal and social dimension of human life.

The almanac is built in such a way that it forms a new audiovisual work with its own drama and visual style. This collection of films demonstrates the mood and trends in Ukrainian society and cinema in 2020-2021.

Mitia is a war veteran who is trying to return to normal life. He accidentally meets the lost bullmastiff called Roy. The relationship gets complicated at first, but in the end, it is Roy who helps Mitia to cope with his difficult past.

The film is part of the almanac of Ukrainian short films Ukrainian New Wave. Reboot.

Adaptation of the play of the same name by Natalia Vorozhbit.

The five novels tell the real stories of residents of Donbass and Ukrainian soldiers whose lives extend on both sides of the dividing line.

Adaptation of the book by Canadian writer Dale Eisler.

The story of two boys who lived in a period of great turmoil. This is the First World War, the coming to power of the Communists, the destruction of two empires, the military aggression of the Bolsheviks in Ukraine, which just declared state independence, the famine as a consequence.

The story of a unique system of evacuation of wounded soldiers, which saved tens of thousands of lives.

The war in eastern Ukraine has been going on for almost seven years. Who created the unique evacuation system for wounded soldiers? How and why exactly? How is the evacuation done in a matter of hours? People who have the answers to these questions continue their crucial work and do everything to save lives.