Monsters

Director // Volodymyr Kudriachenko
Writers & Producers // Volodymyr Kudriachenko & Dmytro Kosyhin

Country of origin // Ukraine

Season Award #16 Nominations // Best First-Time Filmmaker

Synopsis // The beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, due to constant attacks and the sound of missiles, causes panic attacks in little boy Ostap, which prevent him from sleeping. He associates rockets and drones with monsters that come at night. Every minute, every new alarm worsens the boy’s health. This film will let you feel what every Ukrainian family is feeling during this war.