SPOTLIGHT: UKRAINE DOUBLEFEATURE:

Kammerbühne, Sat 11.11. | 16:00

Films in the programme:

How Far is Close

How Far is Close

How Far is Close

Inga Pylypchuk

Germany, Ukraine, 2023, 32 Min

"In 1986 she had me, in 2022 I had her." Inga has lived in Berlin for 15 years, now her mother is coming behind her, fleeing the war in Ukraine. About everyday life in a war that is far and near at the same time, between buying fish, learning German, dreaming of Putin's death and waking up.

SMOULDERING: THE TREE OF LIFE

SMOULDERING: THE TREE OF LIFE

SMOULDERING: THE TREE OF LIFE

Nadiia Mykolaienko

Ukraine, 2023, 32 Min

Destroyed cultural heritage: The monumental mosaics from the Soviet era reflect the turbulent history of the city of Mariupol. Now they are part of a ruined city. And the photographer Stanislav Ivanov, who documented them before the war, had to leave his home town.