What Shall We Do With These Buildings

A documentarydance film which explores the legacy of Soviet architecture in Kharkiv Ukraine The film was shot in September 2021 at a time when the prospect of a fullscale invasion from Russia seemed remote but the ghost of its former rule remained written in concrete across the cityscape The film platforms a divisive and open conversation about the citys Soviet buildings What should be done with them Should they be preserved destroyed repurposed What power do they hold over the way people think and interact with their environment