Rock, Paper, Scissors (2024 film)

Rock, Paper, Scissors is a 2024 British short film directed by Franz Böhm and produced by Hayder Rothschild Hoozeer with the lead role was played by Ukrainian actor Oleksandr Rudynskyi. The Ukrainian and Russian-language film explores the human cost of war, focusing on the emotional and psychological impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The film won the Best British Short Film category at the 2025 BAFTA Awards

A British production, Rock, Paper, Scissors premiered at the Show Me Shorts Film Festival in New Zealand on 13th October 2024, an Academy Award®-qualifying festival. It later screened at several prestigious international festivals, including the British Urban Film Festival, Aesthetica Film Festival, Cambridge Film Festival, and Norwich Film Festival in the UK. It also gained recognition at the St. Louis International Film Festival in the United States, where it was nominated for the Audience Award for Best Live Action Short Film, another Oscar-qualifying category.

The film’s soundtrack has been nominated for Best Original Score in the Short Film (Live Action) category at the Hollywood Music in Media Awards in 2024.