‘War Songs’: Film Screening & Talk with Sashko Protyah, Freefilmers Mariupol
Hybrid format | ‘War Songs’ is a documentary musical which tells the story of war and pacifism through songs and melodies recorded in Mariupol from the end of 20th century to the beginning of 2022, when the city was erased and captured by Russia. In the context of the KIU lecture series, the film and activism of the Freefilmers, of which S. Protyah is a member, demonstrate ongoing infrastructural resilience, which is always a socio-technical practice. This involves the analysis, critique and memorisation of destroyed infrastructures, such as of Mariupol through experimental and documentary filmmaking, with the aim of maintaining contemporary socio-technical infrastructures in Ukraine.
Sashko Protyah (1978) is a film director and activist from Mariupol, Ukraine. He is a co-founder of Freefilmers, a collective of artists and filmmakers. In his films, he works with topics of memory, otherness, and alienation. His films have been screened at different events and venues, including Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur, Hungry Eyes festival, EVA International, and Gwangju Biennale.
Sashko Protyah will be screening his film ‘War Songs’ (47:28 min) at the KIU lecture series and will also be participating in the following Q & A session.
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