The Earth is Blue as an Orange’, UKR/LT, 2020, directed by Iryna Tsilyk, 74', OV engl. subtitles
(documentary)
Single mother Anna and her four children live in the front-line war zone of Donbas, Ukraine. While the outside world is all bombings and chaos, the family manages to keep their home a safe haven, full of life and full of light. Every member of the family has a passion for cinema, motivating them to shoot a film inspired by their own life during a time of war. The creative process raises the question of what kind of power the magical world of cinema can have in times of disaster. How to picture war through fiction? For Anna and the children, transforming trauma into a work of art is the ultimate way to stay human.
‘Nail’, UKR, 2016, directed by Philip Sotnychenko, 32‘
(short/hybrid)
Valentyna works in Lichtenstein. She lived in Kyiv until the age of 13. In 1996, during economic hard times in Ukraine, Valentyna emigrated to Switzerland with her mother and stepfather. Twenty years later, VHS tapes suddenly surface that revitalize their Ukrainian past – which seems incredibly distant and at the same time incredibly close.
Guest: Iryna Tsilyk (Director), online
Moderator: Yuriy Hrytsyna (Filmmaker
Funded by Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung
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