The Film Department is proud to announce that a graduation film has been selected for Visions du Réel 2026!

Directed and written by Ira Melnichenko, this 2025 graduation film brings together a team from the HEAD Bachelor’s program in Film. Cinematography was handled by Gaétan Carron, while sound was captured by Louis Lamarche and Agustin Liberatore.

The film will be screened twice in Nyon during the festival: a first screening on April 20, 2026 at 4:15 PM at Usine à Gaz, followed by a second screening on Thursday, April 23 at 6:30 PM at Cinéma Capitole Fellini.

Reminiscence

Iryna Melnichenko
Switzerland | 2026 | 25 min
World premiere
Language: Ukrainian
Subtitles: English, French

Ira, a young Ukrainian refugee in Switzerland, revisits her fragmented memory and her family ties. A doll she has created in her own image becomes the sensitive link between her present and a past marked by a difficult relationship and a silent absence, that of her father.

Moreover, on April 18, 2026, HEAD – Genève will host a masterclass with Sergei Loznitsa at the Visions du Réel festival. A special guest of the 57th edition, the Ukrainian filmmaker will give a masterclass open to the public and students. A selection of his documentaries will also be presented during the festival, offering an opportunity to (re)discover the breadth and coherence of his work.

In his films, the Ukrainian director explores the history and memory of countries that emerged from the former USSR. Through a rigorous formal approach and a distinctive use of archival footage, he examines political upheavals, violence, and the scars left by the past. His cinema questions how History is constructed, how it sometimes repeats itself, and how it shapes collective memory.