An animated short film based on an authentic interview with Olha Ostapenko and her daughter Milana, Ukrainian refugees who survived the first weeks of the war in their native city of Sumy in northeastern Ukraine. We recorded this interview in Belgium in April 2022. As I’m writing this in April 2023, the Sumy region is still being shelled.

This is an independent production on the intersection of journalism and animation, utilizing the latest generative AI models as a conceptual choice. This approach is aimed at revealing the contrast between technological breakthrough and the anachronism of the Russian invasion, representing a clash of civilization and obscurantism.