Kyiv under my wheels

Short Documentary Film

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PRODUCER

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STATUS

YEAR

Marina Baibarza

Post Production

LOGLINE

A Ukrainian film director drives a taxi through a war-torn Kyiv. As she and her passengers speak to the city with their fears, memories, and hopes, she searches for one quiet moment to hear herself again.

Born from my lived experience as a taxi driver in wartime Kyiv, this film unfolds inside a moving car, where the city’s constant noise, financial precarity, and emotional exhaustion have become everyday reality. Driving through endless streets and carrying strangers from place to place, I search for a rare and fragile silence, a moment quiet enough to hear myself again. Each passenger brings their own way of speaking to Kyiv: through confessions, jokes, fears, memories, and hopes. Their voices merge with mine, forming an intimate portrait of the city seen from the driver’s seat, where every ride is a brief encounter and a reflection of Kyiv’s collective heartbeat.