The motif of struggle unites most films in this selection. From Nikita Diakur's new ironic-optimistic film with a message to keep going despite difficulties and failures to a documentary story about a family of workers who carried the yoke of hard work in conditions of economic oppression throughout their lives. The Ukrainian film "The Analogy of Space" can be read in a new way in the context of war: the background violence in the GTA game resonates with the tension and exhaustion in our cities. On the contrary, another Ukrainian video work, "MOVA OBORONY" is an inspiring depiction of an archetypal defender who relentlessly reproduces a cycle of combat movements to a militant rhythmic soundtrack. The last film of the programme, "Rasga Mortalha", is a dark, surreal fantasy about the bloodshed in Brazilian history. It seems to be far from our realities. Still, it reflects about the country's fate in the conditions of constant conflicts, ultimately accepting the traumatic experience as part of its identity: "Don't cry, 'cause life is a hard fight. To live is to fight." The struggle is the only choice we, Ukrainian citizens, have now.