Ukraine | 00:50 | 2025

The reality of life for Ukrainian artists is rarely easy — the path from studio to stage is filled with unpredictable compromises. At the center is a guitar-playing dog who takes part in a sketchy energy drink commercial just to earn enough to fix his instrument and perform at the BRUDNY PES festival. This short by Mykyta Lyskov is both a concise, ironic manifesto of the independent artist and a sharp allegory of the gap between image and reality. Voiced by participants of the festival.