Trauma becomes poetry in this nonfiction film that focuses on a family, passionate about cinema, and living in a small town in the war-ravaged Donbass region of Ukraine during 2014-15, who collaborate on a film inspired by their surreal lives.
Ukraine/Lithuania, 2020, Iryna Tsilyk
Trauma is transformed into poetry in this multi-award-winning nonfiction film that focuses on a single mother and her four children living in a small town in the war-ravaged Donbass region of Ukraine during 2014-15. The whole clan is passionate about cinema, so they collaborate on this film inspired by their surreal lives, turning their home into a creative refuge from the destructive war raging outside. “An intimate and surprisingly playful family’s eye view of life in the Ukraine warzone.” –Screen Daily. Subtitles. 74 min.
The Earth Is Blue as an Orange, a Cinematheque streaming exclusive, can be viewed online from 5/13 thru at least 7/14 via the link below. Doing so supports the Cinematheque. Screening fee is $10 and you have 72 hours to watch it.
http://watch.eventive.org/theearthisblueasanorange/play/627d5b3eb4675a0030880478
The Earth Is Blue as an Orange, a Cinematheque streaming exclusive, can be viewed online from 5/13 thru at least 7/14 via the link below. Doing so supports the Cinematheque. Screening fee is $10 and you have 72 hours to watch it.
2022/05/13 - 2022/07/14
Online/Virtual Space