2024 / 81′ / Ukraine, Canada
“Us, our pets and the war” is a film about life, humanity, as well as an incredibly close connection between people and animals, which even more strongly was highlighted by the war in Ukraine.
The main characters of the film are not only cats, dogs, bears, lions, lemurs and the Yemeni chameleon “Igoryok”, but also people who rescue them, risking their own lives. These are the stories of soldiers and volunteers, foreigners and Ukrainians, who help animals in bomb shelters and on the front line, at home and abroad. But the most interesting thing can be seen through the whole story – when it seemed that we were saving animals, in reality, it was animals that saved us.
Screenings
28.03.2024 / 19:00 / Hall 7
“Planeta Kino”, Blockbuster Shopping Mall, Stepana Bandery Avenue, 34B, Kyiv
Opening film. Please, pay attention: a count of tickets is limited.
Director: Anton Ptushkin
Director, cinematographer and scriptwriter of the film “Us, our pets and the war”. YouTube phenomenon with over 7 mln subscribers.
Former TV host of 3 seasons of travel show “Heads and Tails”. Success on TV inspired Anton to create VSE SAM production company and start a travel vlog. In August 2020, Volodymyr Zelensky awarded Anton Ptushkin the title of “Honored Journalist of Ukraine.” After February 24, 2022, Anton suspended activity on his main YouTube channel, engaged in volunteering and fundraising, and started creating content about war time realities in Ukraine.
Selected filmography
2022 — Namibia. Africa, you will want to visit
2020 — Saudi Arabia
2019 — Burning Man. How to build a utopia in the desert
2019 — Japan that blows your mind
2019 — Chоrnobyl today: tourism, radiation, people
CREATIVE TEAM
- Producers: Zoya Soshenko, Anton Ptushkin
- Co-Producers: Elliott Halpern, Elizabeth Trojian
- Scriptwriter: Anton Ptushkin
- Сinematograper: Anton Ptushkin
- Composers: Igor Kirylenko, Maxim Sikalenko