from kyiv, i am trying not to die and defeat russia. the documentary follows four stand—up comics still plying their trade during the war. they have been performing in makeshift venues, often in bomb shelters. if you laugh about it, it is not so scary. one of those featured hanna kochehura came to the festival, she told me that laughter by way of comedy is vital in times of war. i think that humour is incredibly important in such times, ifeel like i can help others in terms of, if you laugh at least for two minutes a day, it is a break, and without a break is impossible to go through all of that. we also do shows for military, when we can because they are kinda busy. some people might find hard