Flowers of Ukraine (Ukraine/Poland) + Feathers or Glamour (Estonia)

Subtitle: 
Europe's Moving Pictures: EU Film Festival
Activity Type: 
Film
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Date: 
Thursday, January 23, 2025 - 18:00
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Location: 
University of Pittsburgh, Public Health G23
Contact Person: 
Ingrid Gomez-O'Toole
Contact Phone: 
4126488517
Contact Email: 
ing7@pitt.edu
Cost: 
Free

2025 European Union Film Festival

Double Feature:

6:00 PM
Feathers or Glamour (Estonia)
Estonian urban chicken “farming.” Chickens as pets in bedazzled diapers. It is a short film.

6:30 PM
Flowers of Ukraine (Ukraine/Poland), 2024, 70 MIN
Ukrainian language with English subtitles

***with Director Adelina Borets and Producer Glib Lukianets present for Q&A.

Goats and chickens, tomatoes and cucumbers, are in the middle of the city, and Natalia protects her space in the heart of Kyiv. The fight against gentrification takes on a new front with the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine. Polish director Adelina Borets traveled to the capital of Ukraine to follow one of the city’s most colorful characters. In her garden, Natalia raises not just vegetables but also goats and chickens. Her garden happens to be in the middle of a block of soviet style buildings in the heart of Kyiv. The 67-year-old force of a person has been fighting gentrification and investors. They want her plot to build another building. Facing pressure from the developers and also from her own neighbors, Natalia stands her ground. The confrontation takes on a whole new dimension with the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine. Now, the battle to protect her garden becomes a battle to preserve an entire way of life.

UCIS Unit: 
European Studies Center
European Union Center of Excellence
Is Event Already in University Calendar?: 
No
Pitt Undergrads: 
14
Pitt Grad Students: 
8