The Earth Is Blue as an Orange | Filmprogramm Ukraine mon Amour, part II
”The Earth is Blue as an orange” by Iryna Tsilyk shows a family at war that goes on with their lives and develops strategies to deal with the war situation. Winner of the Sundance Film Festival 2020.
The Earth is Blue as an orange by Iryna Tsilyk
2022, 74 Min., with English subtitles
The Earth Is Blue as an Orange is based on the observation of the family living in a small city in the red zone of Donbas, one of the most severely damaged by shelling. 2014–15 were very difficult for this family. They slept in the cellar of their house every night. The house of their closest neighbours was destroyed by a mine. The children’s school was ruined too. Despite all these circumstances, the protagonists remain positive and even try to shoot films about the war by themselves. The war in Ukraine still goes on, but so does life.
The film program Ukraine mon Amour was created in cooperation with Nadia Parfan and TAKFLIX – as well as the previously shown film program Inside Ukraine (film evening 1, film evening 2, film evening 3, film evening 4).
Nadia Parfan is a filmmaker and co-founder of 86 Festival of Film and Urbanism and a member of TAKFLIX, the only streaming service for Ukrainian cinema.
