Calypso

Calypso is a Ukrainian drama and romance about a nurse who cares for a patient in a coma. The stability of this situation is disrupted when the man's wife and son come to visit him.

Written, produced, and directed by Zakhar Shestiaiev, the film marks the first entry in a chronological list of his directorial work, followed by The Pledge. The short production has a runtime of four minutes and was created through a collaboration between the Kyiv National I. K. Karpenko-Karyi Theatre, Cinema and Television University and Dmytro Tomashpolskyi's workshop "Centaurs".

The cast features Oksana Tarnavska in the title role of Calypso, with Milena Pasichnyk, Oleksiy Matviychuk, and Yevhenii Mykhailenko appearing as Penelope, Odysseus, and Telemach respectively. Oleksandr Brazhii and Maksym Kashchenko both appear as drivers. The film was released on June 8, 2025.