I SEE THEM BLOOM
I SEE THEM BLOOM
Performance
The contrast between the carefree existence of their new flatmates and the war-affected young women is striking; and dealt with differently by both – whilst one adapts, the other withdraws. In this film, director Mykyta Gibalenko portrays not only his own two sisters but also the German Willkommenskultur, with its inherent conflicts and contradictions: Should one ask what the refugees have experienced or simply just avoid the subject? How great is the discrepancy between the minor everyday problems of the people of Munich and the nightly panic attacks, triggered by something as insignificant as a car alarm, experienced by the Ukrainian women. Instead of evaluating or passing judgement, Gibalenko's film chooses to illustrate the complexity of the situation for all those involved; and especially the ambivalent feelings of the protagonists towards their safe new environment.
Text: Charlotte Kühn
Double Feature with: TEEN ANGST (Inga Pylypchuk, DE 2024, 38 Min)
09.11.2024 | 16:00 | Kammerbühne (original version with English subtitles + simultaneous translation into German)
Mykyta Gibalenko/Sharyhan Osman/Laura
Mirko Hans
Phillip Hütter
Anna-Maria Dutoit/Cecilia Ratibor
Giovanni Berg, Mykyta Moiseiv
Maris Shtofa, Oleksandra Barstok, Julius Kastner, Vanessa Eckart
Mykyta Gibalenko - Mykyta Gibalenko was born in Melitopol, Ukraine in 1993 and grew up in Kyiv. At the age of 20 he emigrated to Germany to study mechanical engineering at the Technical University of Munich. At the same time, he began making his own short films and worked with the Munich independent theater scene, among others. Mykyta is now studying directing at the University of Television and Film in Munich.
