Songs of Slow Burning Earth

Ukraine, Germany, Sweden, Francedocumentary95'Special Screening

An audiovisual diary of Ukraine’s immersion into the abyss of the first two years of Russia’s full invasion, made up of places, occasional characters, rare dialogues, intraframe sounds and silences which, when put together, capture the chronology of how the war became normalised. Against the backdrop of this (meta)physical landscape of collective disaster, a new generation of Ukrainians aspires to imagine the future.

directed by
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Olha Zhurba

An Ukrainian film director, editor and screenwriter. Her short fiction film 'Dad's Sneakers' (2021) premiered at the Locarno FF and later won awards at many international festivals. 'Dad's Sneakers' was a candidate for a nomination at the European Film Awards 2022. 'Outside' (2022) is her debut documentary, which premiered at CPH:DOX and HOT DOCS and won the Willy Brandt award at the Human Rights Film Festival Berlin and later the Japan Prize Award of Honor. She was also the editor of the festival hits and award-winning documentary films 'This Rain Will Never Stop' (2021) and 'Home Games' (2018).

Screenplay
Olha Zhurba
Producer
Darya Bassel
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