HNIFF 2023
Deus ex forgot the text
Directed by Markiian Miroshnychenko · Ukraine · 20 min · short · narrative
The city of Chernivtsi, the first month of the war. Refugees from all over Ukraine, including theatrical figures, arrive there. They end up in a world where art is no longer needed. Despite this, they start recreating theatre in the present circumstances; they perform on the streets and in refugee centers, rehearsing plays about the war in bomb shelters during air raid sirens.
This film's screening window has ended.
From the director
When the war started, I faced the question of whether I should continue doing art when the whole world collapsed. In March of 2022, after leaving the outskirts of Kyiv, I and my family ended up in Chernivtsi. By coincidence, a lot of my colleagues (actors, directors, playwrights, producers, cameramen) were there, as well. All of them faced the same questions, as I did. I started recording everything that was going on around me, while observing how artists adapt, looking for ways to create. No one stopped and everyone continued creating in any way they could for those who were close, both local people and refugees.
