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Close-up on a bearded man wearing a head lamp smoking a cigarette and breathing out puffs of smoke. He is surrounded by darkness.
[STRING-HEAVY ORCHESTRAL MUSIC STARTS]
VIKTOR (in voiceover): Silence is not emptiness. It is not the absence of something. It is the presence of the self and something else.
The camera circles Viktor as he continues to smoke, capturing him in profile.
VIKTOR: In this silence, I find my peace.
[MUSIC SWELLS]
Camera pans out to show Viktor standing in darkness save his headlamp and a patch of light in front of him, continuing to smoke.
Cut to a truck driving down a road in a flat, muddy landscape.
Sunday, May 4
4:30 pm | LeFrak Theater
New York Premiere
Director in Attendance: Olivier Sarbil
2024 | 91 min | Ukraine
Protagonist in Attendance
Kharkiv, Ukraine, lies 40 miles south of the Russian border. Since 2022, the city has been under siege by their neighbors, enduring warfare for three years. Local photographer Viktor’s love for samurais and reverence for his late father, a veteran, spurs him to join the Ukrainian forces—but his hearing impairment prevents enlistment. As he captures Kharkiv through phases of the invasion, viewers experience the visceral tragedy of war through Viktor’s tenacious lens.
Viktor will be screening with open captions, and ASL interpretation will be provided for the post-screening conversation.
The screening will be followed by a post-film discussion moderated by Isaac Zablocki, the co-founder and CEO of ReelAbilities.
Check out the full Margaret Mead Film Festival schedule.