Daria Zhuravel and Ihor Babaiev

Daria Zhuravel is a Ukrainian filmmaker and artist with a degree in Performing Arts. Through hybrid formats, her work explores vulnerability, the experience of time and the porous boundaries between documentary and fiction. She has participated in international programmes such as the Biennale College Blend (Italy), the Salzburg Summer Academy (Austria), the Centre for Visual Anthropology (Serbia), and the Caucasus Film Residency (Georgia).

Ihor Babaiev is a multidisciplinary Ukrainian artist and filmmaker based in Kyiv. His practice combines film, sound and archival materials to explore themes such as memory, identity and decolonisation processes. His films have been selected for international festivals such as the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival (France), Interfilm Berlin (Germany), and the Vilnius International Film Festival (Lithuania), and have received awards at major Ukrainian film festivals .