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