Wie fern ist nah

How Far Is Close

32’ | 2023 | Germany, Ukraine | documentary



“In 1986 she had me, in 2022 I had her.” Inga has lived in Berlin for 15 years, now her mother is coming behind her, fleeing the war in Ukraine. About everyday life in a war that is far and near at the same time, between buying fish, learning German, dreaming of Putin’s death and waking up.

director Inga Pylypchuk camera Inga Pylypchuk, Mika Rusche editor Daryna Mamaisur 

with the support of House of Europe, filmArche



Screenings:

2023

Cottbus Film Festival, Germany

2024

Café Kyiv with Deutsch-Ukrainisches Büro (DUB), Berlin, Germany 
Brotfabrik, Berlin, Germany
n-ost, Berlin, Germany
LOFFT, Leipzig, Germany
Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany
Rathaus Schöneberg, Berlin, Germany
Viadrina University, Frankfurt-Oder, Germany
Kino42, Kyiv, Ukraine
© Daryna Mamaisur, 2025