Short film

DIRT

2026 · 11 min

A quiet, aching vignette of displacement, where a small bureaucratic moment carries the weight of a lost homeland.

Overview: Following the outbreak of war, an elderly Ukrainian refugee gets stopped by Customs while trying to bring a jar of Ukrainian soil into the UK.
How it feels: Melancholic, tense and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Isolation, grief, war, identity
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
grief
war
identity
family
Places: big city
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Lada Kopytova
Written by: Lada Kopytova
Starring: Olena Khokhlatkina, Oksana Zhdanova, Diana Zamojska, Reuben Watney
Cinematography: Jane Bondarenko
Runtime: 11 min
Country: United Kingdom, Ukraine
Languages: Ukrainian, Polish, English