EARTH IS BLUE AS AN ORANGE, THE
[ZEMLIA BLAKYTNA NIBY APEL'SYN] [ЗЕМЛЯ БЛАКИТНА, НІБИ АПЕЛЬСИН]
When Ukrainian poet and filmmaker Iryna Tsilyk (INVISIBLE BATTALION) first visits the Trofymchuk-Gladky family home in Krasnohorivka, a town on the front lines of the war-torn region of eastern Ukraine, she is surprised by what she finds: while the outside world is made up of bombings and chaos, single mother Anna and her four children are managing to keep their home a safe haven, full of life and light. Every member of the family has a passion for cinema, so it feels natural for them to shoot a film inspired by their own experiences during a time of war. For Anna and the children, transforming trauma into a work of art is the ultimate way to stay human. Winner of the Directing Award (World Cinema Documentary) at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival and the Best Documentary prize at the 2021 Ukrainian Film Academy Awards, THE EARTH IS AS BLUE AS AN ORANGE stands not only as a remarkable document of the Russo-Ukrainian War through the lens — literally — of this family's creative process, but also as an optimistic testament to the power of art and beauty in the face of destruction. (Note adapted from Film Movement.) DIR/SCR Iryna Tsilyk; PROD Anna Kapustina, Giedrė Žickytė. Ukraine/Lithuania, 2020, color, 74 min. In Russian and Ukrainian with English subtitles. NOT RATED
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A portion of ticket sales from THE EARTH IS AS BLUE AS AN ORANGE will go to the Ukraine Crisis Fund administered by Americares. Americares is a BBB-accredited charity with a four-star rating from Charity Navigator. They have more than 40 years of experience responding to emergencies, including conflicts that lead to large-scale displacements. Americares is currently providing rush emergency support for Ukraine, delivering medicine, medical supplies and emergency funding to support families and people affected by the Ukraine crisis. For more information on the program, visit americares.org.
Special thanks to Film Movement.
Run Time: 74 Minutes
Opening Date: Friday, May 06, 2022
Genre: Documentary
