Sydney Underground Film Festival

Focus on New Ukrainian Cinema: STRANGER + 3 shorts

Expired September 26, 2021 4:00 PM
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4 films in package
The Second Wave
Future comes now and in the next second - like waves; while the photography stays at the depth where the wave no longer moves the water particles. This depth is equal to about one half the distance between me and my grandfather. The distance between us is called a wavelength.
Maria
Maria decides on a desperate deed to put an end to years of violence from which she has suffered.
Good Boy
Business analyst Andriy, loaded with his work affairs and responsibilities, takes care of his father's post-surgery rehabilitation. Trying to be in several places at the same time and worrying about the needs of others, Andrew forgets about his own.
Stranger
When people begin mysteriously disappearing into the water of a hydrotherapy clinic, a talented inspector is assigned the case for investigation, and in turn learns the true horrors of her own identity.
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FOCUS ON NEW UKRAINIAN CINEMA

From a deep-rooted ancient culture whose story-telling and very identity was banned and repressed for over a hundred years in modern & recent history, comes a raw intensity and sensitivity of poetic story-telling. It is both cathartic and inspiring as it explores and defines new identities of its place in the world.

Thanks to the following organisations for their support: Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations, Ivan and Lily Semciw, Mrs Luba Kaye, Knysh & Associates, CYM Sydney, Ukrainian Association of Cabramatta, Fairfield Inc., and Ukrainian Council of NSW.

Curated by Julian Knysh

MARIA

Dir. Vladlen Odudenko | 2021 | 15:00 | UKRAINE

Maria (16) is in despair after the death of her mother. Every day turns into a trial. She is being isolated and abused in a small apartment in one of Kyiv's Residential districts. Maria decides on a desperate deed to put an end to years of violence from which she has suffered.

Content and trigger warning: Mature Adults Only (sexual violence).

 

  • Year
    2021
  • Runtime
    15 minutes
  • Language
    Ukrainian
  • Country
    Ukraine
  • Premiere
    Australian Premiere
  • Rating
    18+
  • Director
    Vladlen Odudenko
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