# Short Film Competition - Program 1: Homeward

**Duration:** 72 min

## Description

These films follow uncertain passages across physical, emotional, and temporal distances: a man chooses to remain in his threatened hometown; a son waits for news from his mother in occupied territory; a child attempts to return home through the mechanical body of a robotic dog; and a granddaughter reaches across decades to reconnect with a family history shaped by displacement and war.

## Details

**Premiere:** 15 Oct 2026 (in 9 days)

**Languages:** Ukrainian

**Available versions:** OmeU, OmU

**Open-air showtimes:** No

## Showtimes in Berlin in original language (OV, OmU, OmeU)

### 2026-10-15 (Thursday)

- **[Kino im Zeiss-Großplanetarium](https://ov-berlin.info/cinemas/105-kino-im-zeiss-groplanetarium.md) (Prenzlauer Berg):** [2026-10-15 21:00](https://www.planetarium.berlin/kino/ukrainian-film-festival-berlin-homeward)  (OmU)

### 2026-10-16 (Friday)

- **[Sputnik-Kino](https://ov-berlin.info/cinemas/63-sputnik-kino.md) (Neukölln):** [2026-10-16 20:30](https://www.kinoheld.de/kino/berlin/sputnik-kino/vorstellung/3665951482)  (OmeU)

## Events

- [7th Ukrainian Film Festival Berlin (2026)](/events/383-7th-ukrainian-film-festival-berlin-2026)