The documentary follows five architects on their journeys to continue creating during wartime as they seek a new people-focused identity for Ukrainian architecture. During the constant war, Ukraine’s leading architects are already building and planning ahead. New buildings are rising again as symbols of hope in the country. The film also follows students from the Kharkiv School of Architecture as they start on their journeys as young architects and prepare for their future in rebuilding Ukraine. These young architects need to have a strong vision—because for them, hope is not merely wishful thinking. Instead, Ukraine’s architects reveal that hope is the essential step in first imagining the future before you can aim forward to create that better world you want to live in.
