W UKRAINIE – IN UKRAINE
Piotr Pawlus, Tomasz Wolski | Poland, Germany 2023 | 82 min. | Ukrainian, Russian with English subtitles
SATURDAY, 18.05. | 5 pm
Votiv Kino, Gr. Saal | TICKETS
Austrian premiere
What is it like to live in a country torn apart by war, and how are those who have managed to stay in their homeland? Filmmakers Piotr Pawlus and Tomasz Wolski set out to show what goes on in Ukraine’s shelled-out cities and burnt-down villages. Through their journey, they create a picture of civilian life in war that is both comprehensive and multi-layered.
In carefully assembled tableau-like shots, W UKRAINE takes us into the experience of a country at war, from family trips to posing in front of destroyed Russian tanks to soldiers on the front line, entrenched under trees, enduring enemy fire. These are images that have become part of the collective consciousness and provide a source of hope for the victory of humanity.
Director: Piotr Pawlus, Tomasz Wolski
Cinematographer: Piotr Pawlus
Editing: Tomasz Wolski
Sound: Piotr Pawlus
Production: Kijora Film
SCREENINGS & AWARDS
World Premiere: Berlinale 2023 – Forum
Visions du Réel 2023 – International Competition – Special Mention
IndieLisboa 2023
Docudays UA IHRDFF 2023
Neiße Filmfestival 2023
European Film Festival Palic 2023
Odesa International Film Festival 2023
DMZ DOCS 2023
Reykjavik International Film Festival 2023
FICValdivia 2023
La Roche sur Yon International Film Festival 2023
Independent FilmFest Osnabrück 2023
Solidarity – Tel Aviv Human Rights Film Festival 2023
West Lake International Documentary Festival 2023
The International Political Film Festival – Festival International du Film Politique de Carcassonne 2024
BIOGRAPHY
TOMASZ WOLSKI Graduated from Wajda School, PhD at the Lodz Film School, participant of Berlinale Talents and a member of the European Film Academy. Director, scriptwriter, editor and cameraman of over a dozen films awarded worldwide. His latest feature – length document ary “1970” has been screened at more than 50 international festivals worldwide and has won numerous awards, including Visions du Réel, Krakow Film Festival, Zagrebdox, Festival Film Dokumenter, and Batumi International Art House Film Festival. He is also an editor of “Babi Yar. Context” and “The Kiev Trial” by Sergei Loznitsa, “A Diary of a Journey” and “21xNY” by Piotr Stasik, and “Horse Riders” by Anna Gawlita.
PIOTR PAWLUS Graduate of Cinematography and Photography at Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School. Graduate of the Krakow School of Screenwriting and winner of the sc hool’s award for treatment of the feature film ‘Dreamer’. He creates documentaries, feature films and commercials in Poland and abroad, awarded at international film festivals (including Gdynia FF, Film and Music Festival Küstendorf, Koszalin Film Debut Festival “Youth and Film”, Poland, 11 Go Short – Short IFF, Netherlands).
