Explosions Near the Museum
Program:
National Competition
Year:
2023
Country:
Ukraine, Austria
Genre:
Documentary
Duration:
13’
Two weeks before Ukrainian forces liberated Kherson, Russian occupying troops carried out a strategic theft, looting centuries of Ukrainian history from the local history museum. While Russian forces continue to bombard the liberated city, the museum opens its doors for a tour of the now-empty exhibition halls.
Roman Khimei, Yarema Malashchuk
Collaborating at the edge of visual art and cinema since 2013, Kyiv-based artists and filmmakers, Roman Khimei and Yarema Malashchuk graduated as cinematographers from the Institute of Screen Arts in Kyiv, Ukraine. In their works, Roman and Yarema pay special attention to details and explore imperialist mythologies. The duo was awarded the main award of the PinchukArtCentre Prize (2020) and VISIO Young Talent Acquisition Prize (2021). Their short film EXPLOSION NEAR THE MUSEUM won the National Competition at the 15th Wiz-Art Lviv International Film Festival.
Filmography: Додаткові сцени (2024), Вибухи біля музею (2023), Телеміст (2023), Щоб потім не казали, що ми не пам’ятаємо (2020), Присвячується молоді всього світу (2019-2023)
Creative team
Director
Roman Khimei, Yarema Malashchuk
Screenplay
Roman Khimei, Yarema Malashchuk
Camera
Roman Khimei, Yarema Malashchuk
Editing
Roman Khimei, Yarema Malashchuk
Producer
Bjorn Geldhof, Andrii Lytvynenko
Production
Pinchuk Art Сentre, Institute for Human Sciences
World sales company
Roman Khimei, Yarema Malashchuk
Ukraine sales company
Roman Khimei, Yarema Malashchuk
Cast
Clemens Poole
Offline film schedule
30.10 |
19:30
Zhovten Cinema | Kinoman
03.11 |
13:00
Zhovten Cinema | Kinoman
