A woman teaching a child to tie shoelaces. She loops, tugs, loops again. The child says, “I can do it.” She lets go. Twelfth angel: the one who teaches flight then opens her hands.
A grandmother shelling peas into a chipped enamel bowl. She gives one to a stray cat under the table. She speaks to it in Ukrainian. The cat blinks slowly. Seventh angel: the one who remembers to be kind when no one is watching. LS---Ukrainian--Gentle--Angels-Sets-01-13
A basement. A small radio plays a folk song. A girl draws a sunflower on a cardboard box. She adds a blue sky. Tenth angel: the one who draws a future in a shelter. A woman teaching a child to tie shoelaces
Outside now. A courtyard with a single linden tree. Two old men play chess on a concrete slab. One has a bandaged hand. No one speaks. The third angel: silence between men who have seen tanks. Twelfth angel: the one who teaches flight then
Last long shot. The same kitchen as Set 01. The same woman. Now she is alone at the table, drinking tea. She looks directly at the camera—just once. Then she smiles, barely. Then she looks away.
Night. A candle on a windowsill. A woman writes in a notebook, then closes it. She touches the glass. Outside, a curfew-empty street. Fifth angel: the one who writes down names so no one disappears.