A raw and intimate profile of two Ukrainian Medics from the frontlines of the war, Cuba & Alaska captures the funny, the arcane, the painfully tragic and surprisingly warm healing that make up a soldier’s emotional journey during wartime.
Body cams, cell phones, and the interviewer’s camera fill in the story between the constant danger, bouts of survivor's guilt, and a longing to ‘go back’ – to return to the life they had when dreams were still possible.
Fuelled by enormously contagious laughter from Cuba, and the dark black humour of Alaska, the two best friends face down the unknown together with a warrior fierceness befitting Thelma & Louise.
2025 / 93 mins / Ukraine / France / Belgium / Ukrainian
Filmmaker Yegor Troyanovsky
Jamni
Shifting between archival film and present-day footage of Pasotra’s mother and the landscape of Wales, JAMNI is a poetic and multi-layered meditation on class, agency, and the healing ability of the natural world. Folkestone Documentary Festival is thrilled to present the World Premiere of this new short film is woven together through an original sonic composition featuring the artist’s voice.
Tina Pasotra / 2025 / 8 mins / 12A / UK / English / WORLD PREMIERE
