During an expedition, a young photographer miscalculates the time and misses her ride back to the city. At a bus stop, she meets a young man celebrating his birthday. With curfew approaching, the two strangers are forced to spend the night together at a roadside hotel.
Yelyzaveta Toptyhina is a Ukrainian director, screenwriter and visual artist based in Kyiv. A graduate of Kyiv National Karpenko-Kary University, her work spans fiction, documentaries, music videos and commercials, exploring emotional connections through warm irony. Her debut short film, CURFEW (2025), was selected for the Sarajevo Film Festival and received several awards and nominations, including the European Short Film Audience Award (ESFAA) nomination. In 2026, she was selected for Sarajevo Talents.
