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3:00 PM

Waking Up In Silence

Film Festival | European Union Short Film Festival 2025 | Ottawa

  • Arts Court Theatre, Ottawa

  • Language Original version with English subtitles.
  • Price Free of charge.

Waking Up in Silence by Mila Zhluktenko, Daniel Asadi Faezi | Girl wearing a flower crown © Square Eyes

Waking Up in Silence by Mila Zhluktenko, Daniel Asadi Faezi | Girl writing with chalk on the sidewalk in Urkainian letters © Square Eyes

Directors: Mila Zhluktenko, Daniel Asadi Faezi
Germany / Ukraine 2023 | 18 min. 
Ukrainian, Russian, German with English Subtitles

Warm rays of sunshine fall upon sturdy buildings: children forced to flee Ukraine now dwell in the barracks of a former German military base. They ride bicycles, weave wreaths on a meadow full of wild flowers and explore the empty rooms and corridors. In their games, they discover military symbols from the past and link them to their own experiences and hopes. On the sidewalk, they scribble in an endless loop: “Putin, stop killing people.” - www.berlinale.de

Screening as part of the European Union Short Film Festival, presented by the Canadian Film Institute, the EU Delegation to Canada and participating EU institutions, taking place in Ottawa on 2 and 3 May 2025. More information here: https://www.cfi-icf.ca/eusff25