Mila Zhluktenko, Daniel Asadi Faezi | 17’ | 2022 | Germany, Ukraine

A former Wehrmacht barracks now serves as a refugee camp for people from Ukraine.

Waking up in silence accompanies the children on their journey, where their own history intertwines with that of the barracks. A moment between past and future, war and silence, departure and arrival, which paints a portrait of Germany’s past and present through the eyes of its young protagonists.