My Babushka: Searching Ukrainian Identities

Overview

This video documentary centers on the questions of civil liberties and cultural differences in a society beginning to open as one woman searches for her own ethnic roots, identity and family history in Ukraine. Issues of human rights, anti-Semitism, homophobia, feminism and a divided and economically-depressed country are encountered as Barbara Hammer, a feminist activist and pioneer of lesbian cinema, return to a “homeland” full of struggling as people search for a new post-glasnost identity.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 2001

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English, Ukrainian

Countries

United States of America

Production

Barbara Hammer Productions

Cast

Alexander Ficinko,Natalia Filonenko,Greesha Felanovsky,Vera Berdashevich,Vadim Bezprozvany,Barbara Hammer

Director

Barbara Hammer

Producer

Barbara Hammer

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt0384362