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