SONGS OF SLOW BURNING EARTH

In the organizer's words:

Landscapes, occasional conversations and encounters as well as sounds that are sometimes present, sometimes gone, make up SONGS OF SLOW BURNING EARTH. Recorded over two years in varying proximity to the front, the audiovisual diary traces the subtle changes in Ukrainian society in the aftermath of total war. The harsh chords of panic and terror in the first weeks of the Russian invasion gradually transform into the blunt calm of acceptance of death and destruction, which eventually becomes the tragic normality for the local population - but only a side note for the rest of the world. Against the backdrop of the (meta)physical landscape of collective catastrophe, a new generation of Ukrainians strives to imagine a future.

Landscapes, occasional conversations and encounters, and sounds that weave in and out of the frame compose SONGS OF SLOW BURNING EARTH. Captured in varying proximities to the frontline over two years, the audiovisual diary of Ukraine's immersion into the abyss of total war traces the subtle changes in Ukrainian so- ciety. The ragged chords of panic and horror of the first weeks of the Russian invasion slowly morph into the numb stillness of the acceptance of death and destruction, which eventually becomes the tragic normality for the local population, but just an afterthought for the rest of the world. Against the backdrop of the (meta)physical landscape of collective disaster, a new generation of Ukrainians as- pires to imagine the future.

Docu | Ukraine, Denmark, Sweden, France | 2024 |
95 min | OmdU | Director: Olha Zhurba | FSK: 18 |
CN: Film deals with war
Docu | Ukraine, Denmark, Sweden, France | 2024 | 95 min | SGN | Director: Olha Zhurba | VSR: 18 | CN: Film deals with war