18th December 2025 – 29th January 2026: Yulia Appen, A Home for Rita – at WET

1st January 2026 – 31st January 2026:  Sashko Protyah, War Songs – online

11th February 2026 8:30pm: Maryam Tafakory, Screening & Q&A (in person) – at WORM

27th February 2026 8:00pm: Courtney Stephens, Terra Femme – at WET

Sashko Protyah: War Songs, 47min, 2025

War Songs is a documentary musical which tells the story of war and pacifism through songs and melodies recorded in Mariupol from the end of 20th century to the beginning of 2022, when the city was erased and captured by Russia.

Sashko Protyah (1978) is a film director and activist from Mariupol, Ukraine. He is a co-founder of Freefilmers, a collective of artists and filmmakers. In his films, he works with topics of memory, otherness, and alienation. His films have been screened at different events and venues, including Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur, Hungry Eyes festival, EVA International, Gwangju Biennale.