Women in Film 2016 | The Babushkas of Chernobyl | Peatixtag:peatix.com,2011:12021-11-15T08:09:12+08:00PeatixObjectifsWomen in Film 2016 | The Babushkas of Chernobyl tag:peatix.com,2016:event-2019152016-10-28T19:30:00SGT2016-10-28T19:30:00SGTThe Babushkas of Chernobyl by Holly Morris & Anne Bogard / US/Ukraine / 72 min / 2015 / PGIn the Chernobyl “Dead Zone” or “Exclusion
Zone,” the film’s central characters - Hanna Zavorotnya (80), Valentyna
Ivanivna (72), and Maria Shovkuta (85) - are the last survivors of a community
of “self settlers” who refused to leave their ancestral homes after the
Chernobyl nuclear disaster in 1986. This portrait of a community tells a remarkable tale about the pull of home, the healing power of shaping one's own destiny and the subjective nature of risk.About Holly Morris & Anne Bogart:
Holly
Morris makes films that explore the lives of risk-taking,
contemporary women around the globe; including, Behind Closed Chad-ors and
Paradox Found. Her award-winning journalism on the The Babushkas of
Chernobyl (2011) is also the
subject of her popular TED Talk.
Anne
Bogart has filmed around the world for the PBS travel series
“Globe Trekker” for 12 years. She has produced and directed programming for
both French and English- based broadcasters, including the long-running pop
culture magazine “Eurotrash” in the U.K.
About Women in FilmWomen in Film features the voices and verve of women in an arena that has been traditionally dominated by men. In celebrating the achievements of women working in the film industry, this edition of the programme highlights the career of acclaimed film editor Mary Stephen alongside short and feature-length documentaries by women filmmakers.Visit our website for information about the programme: objectifs.com.sg/womeninfilm2016Updatestag:peatix.com,2016-10-05 06:26:332016-10-05 06:26:33The event description was updated. Diff#197840