Kyiv under my wheels

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.