New City of Friends

Overview

The documentary short depicts modern Kolomyia, where the cult of Austria-Hungary coexists with the post-Soviet reality: the developer hires a team of builders who, with thrift, brick by brick, dismantle old and uninhabitable real estate. Meanwhile, the artists invite fifteen-year-old Maksym to draw a walking route in Kolomyia: through the guide’s narration, the map of the city is transformed into a multi-layered historical palimpsest, where Soviet names are mixed with modern urban folklore and traditional Western Ukrainian piety, and “dog paths” are manifested by official intonation.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

July 9, 2022

Original language

Ukrainian

Spoken languages

Ukrainian

Countries

Ukraine

Director

Yarema Malashchuk,Roman Khimei

Writer

Yarema Malashchuk,Roman Khimei

Producer

Yarema Malashchuk,Roman Khimei

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt21254992