What mark does wartime leave on school life? In a poignant way, a year is documented in the lives of pupils and teachers in Ukraine, as normal as life can be. With their sights set on a better future, they continue to fight with hope every day for the fundamental right to education. ‘The pain of destruction and bright hope meet here,’ says a pupil in her graduation speech during the online ceremony.

DIRECTOR: KATERYNA GORNOSTAI; GENRE: DOCUMENTARY; 2025; UKRAINE; 2H05; SPOKEN IN UKRAINIAN, SUBTITLED IN DUTCH AND FRENCH