Yarema Malashchuk

Biography

Yarema Malashchuk, together with Roman Khimei, has been working as a filmmaker and visual artist since 2016, exploring the intersections of documentary and fiction to engage with Ukraine’s recent history and present. The work of the duo examines the lingering structures of post-imperial power and their impact on a new generation of Ukrainians, caught between historical trauma and an uncertain future. Through multi-channel video installations and cinematic narratives, they capture the fractured nature of reality, where collective memory and personal experience intertwine. The duo’s practice reflects on the role of the extra, the unseen figures of history, and the ways in which individuals navigate shifting political and social landscapes. They received the main award of the PinchukArtCentre Prize (2020) and the VISIO Young Talent Acquisition Prize (2021). Their recent short film Additional Scenes won the main awards at Tallinn Black Nights IFF 2024 and the Ukrainian Film Critics Award. The duo has participated in the Future Generation Art Prize 2021, Baltic Triennial 14, Gothenburg Biennial, and Kyiv Biennial, as well as group exhibitions at Haus der Kunst, Castello di Rivoli, and …

Directed

1. New Jerusalem (2020) — Director
2. Explosions Near the Museum (2023) — Director
3. To Whom Have You Abandoned Us, Our Father? (2018) — Director
4. New City of Friends (2022) — Director
5. State Institution (2018) — Director
6. The Wanderer (2023) — Director
7. Kyiv’s Youth Leaving a Grocery Store (2017) — Director
8. So They Won't Say We Don't Remember (2021) — Director
9. Dedicated To The Youth Of The World II (2019) — Director
10. Additional Scenes (2024) — Director
11. Dedicated To The Youth Of The World (2017) — Director
12. Homecoming (2026) — Director
13. In Memory Antonina Mykolaivna on Lost Love (2018) — Director

Also appeared in

1. The Wanderer (2023) — Self
2. Times New Roman — Roman