Aza Nizi Maza Art Exhibition Vernissage with Documentary Screening

UA Days 2026 opens with an avant-premiere limited screening of Underground Garden directed by Yulian Ulybin ., a documentary about Aza Nizi Maza, an art studio founded in Kharkiv.

At the centre of the film are children who continue to draw, imagine, and create while living under constant shelling. Through their voices, the audience encounters the lived reality behind the works – a world where creativity stands against danger, fear, and disruption.

Aza Nizi Maza brings together children and teenagers who work collectively on large-scale artistic projects. One of the studio’s most significant works was created in 2022 in the Kharkiv metro, where families were sheltering during intense shelling.

The evening begins with a short opening and a live online connection with the children in Kharkiv, followed by the film screening.

Original title: Underground Garden 

Audio: Ukrainian

Subtitles: English

Director: Yulian Ulybin

Genre: documentary

Country/year of production: Ukraine / 2025