Grey Bees
Dmytro Moiseiev’s laconic portrait of a solitary beekeeper with an evolving political consciousness in the “grey zone” of Donetsk is sage and affecting.
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Posted by Carmen Gray | Feb 1, 2024 | Festivals, Rotterdam 2024 |
Dmytro Moiseiev’s laconic portrait of a solitary beekeeper with an evolving political consciousness in the “grey zone” of Donetsk is sage and affecting.
Read MorePosted by Ben Nicholson | Oct 9, 2023 | Festivals, Leipzig 2023, Verdict Shorts |
An ostensibly simplistic documentary about a flat in Kyiv, Three Windows on South West uses incidental memories to paint a fleeting collective portrait of another time.
Read MorePosted by Carmen Gray | Oct 8, 2023 | Festivals, Leipzig 2023 |
Masses seduced by past imperialistic might and activists seeking change present clashing public spectacles in Marianna Kaat’s punchy, broad-strokes doc on modern Russia.
Read MorePosted by Jay Weissberg | Aug 7, 2023 | Festivals, Locarno, Locarno 2023, Spotlight |
Maryna Vroda’s richly lensed feature debut is a melancholic look at a dying part of north-eastern Ukraine that’s seemingly untouched by the present war, and while the narrative holds interest thanks especially to the protagonist, it’s the documentary-like scenes that are the film’s heart.
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