CFF: I Rarely Wake Up Dreaming

Oleh and Olya are a young queer Ukrainian couple whose New Year's bliss is short-lived, rapidly shattered by Russian missiles and a full-scale invasion of their country.

Suddenly, Oleh's gender transition collides with newfound expectations of wartime masculinity, making his connection with Olya a delicate exploration of identities, from the national to the intimate.

Isabelle Stever’s complex portrait of queer life during wartime swoons with tenderness, even at times of urgency and contradiction.

The Cambridge Film Festival is presented by the Cambridge Film Trust, a registered charity widening access to cinema and supporting emerging talent through film, education and community programmes.