New City of Friends (2022)
The documentary short depicts modern Kolomyia, where the cult of Austria-Hungary coexists with the post-Soviet reality: the developer hires a team of builders who, with thrift, brick by brick, dismantle old and uninhabitable real estate. Meanwhile, the artists invite fifteen-year-old Maksym to draw a walking route in Kolomyia: through the guide’s narration, the map of the city is transformed into a multi-layered historical palimpsest, where Soviet names are mixed with modern urban folklore and traditional Western Ukrainian piety, and “dog paths” are manifested by official intonation.
Directors:
Yarema Malashchuk, Roman Khimei.
Writers:
Yarema Malashchuk, Roman Khimei.
| Crew | Yarema Malashchuk | Cinematography |
| Directing | Yarema Malashchuk | Director |
| Writing | Yarema Malashchuk | Screenplay |
| Production | Yarema Malashchuk | Producer |
| Crew | Roman Khimei | Cinematography |
| Directing | Roman Khimei | Director |
| Writing | Roman Khimei | Screenplay |
| Editing | Yarema Malashchuk | Editor |
| Editing | Roman Khimei | Editor |
| Production | Roman Khimei | Producer |
