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.