Karolina Mruha

Coffee with Cardamom

Chasing Two Hares. The 90s

Kyiv, 1997. Small-time crook Slava Khvostov falls in major debt with Ivan Ivanovych, a mob bos with political ties. Struggling to find any semblence of a well-payed job, he decides to marry the wealthy, albeit unattractive Ilona Sirkova. However, there's a slight problem hindering his future nuptials. A few days prior to this anouncement, he had already promised that he was going to pursue a beautiful girl named Halya.

Lessons of Tolerance

A Ukrainian LGBTQ+ acceptance group is formed by teacher Nadia. A stereotypically homophobic family hesitantly decides to sign up to receive tempting financial supplements. They will need to spend 24 hours with group members Vasyl, beer fan Zenyk, actress Diana and aggressive Denys. Through amusing games, they will learn about homophobia, equality, empathy, gender discrimination, and self-fulfillment. They play games promoting equality and empathy, using humor against prejudice.

My Thoughts Are Silent 2

Partially Effective

When the Russo-Ukrainian War reaches their doorstep, the beliefs and conflicts of the Naydiuk family drive them further away from each other, both metaphorically and physically.

House Spirit

Ivanka, an owner of a small Kyiv caffee, faces debt and decides to sell her only piece of inheritance—her grandmother's house in a small town in the Poltavschynna region. Soon, the girl discovers that the house is inhabited by a house spirit named Roman, a young, seductive handsome man who will do anything to save the house from being sold.

70 000 Years Ago

70,000 years ago. Khliupyk aka Namby-Pamby lives among a pack that expects him to eventually become a normal hunter, but his soul gravitates towards music. Will he become what his father and the pack see him as, or will he choose music?