Focus: Sergii Masloboishchykov
Programme IFFR 2025
Occasioned by the international premiere of Sergii Masloboishchykov's latest work, Yasa, IFFR is delighted to welcome back an auteur whose first feature, Josephine the Singer and the Mice People, screened at the festival thirty years ago in 1995. Much has happened since, and Masloboishchykov's cinema in both fiction and documentary has borne witness. This retrospective is an invitation to discover a modern master as well as to better understand what's happening in Ukraine.
Overview of films
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Two Families
Sergii Masloboishchykov | 30' | Ukraine | International premiere
Andrei Tarkovsky and Ivan Tobilevych’s surprising familial connection is explored in this detailed TV documentary. -
Ukrainian Argument
Sergii Masloboishchykov | 60' | Ukraine | Dutch Premiere
Masloboishchykov’s continued investigation into Ukrainian politics and protest turns its gaze to Maidan, 2013. -
The Village Doctor
Sergii Masloboishchykov | 9' | Soviet Union | Dutch Premiere
In his debut film, Masloboishchykov adapts Kafka’s tale of an anti-existential hero. -
The World of Sasha Shumovich
Sergii Masloboishchykov | 36' | Ukraine | International premiere
A documentary made in the memory and honour of cameraman Sasha Shumovich, murdered in 1996. -
Yasa
Sergii Masloboishchykov | 150' | Ukraine | World premiere
Revolution and grief, past and present, through the eyes of two women.