Statues can die, too. Or, as shown in Leninopad, they can be cleared away from their public sites in an alleged act of liberation. After the political upheaval in 2013, Jermolaewa embarked on a journey through Ukraine, travelling to diverse settings to document the fall of now-incriminated statues of Lenin.
The other films shown within Living Statues
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Western Wild...or how I found Wanderlust and met Old Shatterhand
Martha Colburn IFFR 2018 9′The highlight so far in the flourishing career of animator Martha Colburn is a very personal work about her relationship with the German author Karl May.
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Are You Tired of Forever?
Caitlin Craggs IFFR 2018 6′In this playful rhapsody of sensory cinema, the filmmaker is juggling multiple selves. They bring to light a highly personal and surreal universe.
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Re-rupture
Hsu Che-yu IFFR 2018 15′Artist Hsu Che-yu unearths and reanimates forgotten moments in Taipei's history, one of which includes a guitar solo eight storeys up in the air.
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Confluence
Benjamin Ramírez Pérez, Stefan Ramírez Pérez IFFR 2018 21′Larger than life and decked out in outrageous 1990s garb, pop star Doris talks about her experiences as a former child star in war-torn Belgrade.
- Filmmaker
- Anna Jermolaewa
- Premiere
- World premiere
- Country
- Austria, Ukraine
- Year
- 2018
- Medium
- DCP
- Length
- 22’
- Language
- German, Russian
- Producer
- Anna Jermolaewa
- Sales
- sixpackfilm
- Cinematography
- Scott Evans, Anna Jermolaewa
- Editor
- Anna Jermolaewa
- Sound Design
- Anna Jermolaewa
