One Aloe, One Ficus, One Avocado and Six Dracaenas
Marta Smerechynska
France, Ukraine | 2023 | 8 min
Credits:
Directing: Marta Smerechynska
Cinematography: Asma Benazouz, Sarp Uzunoglu
Editing: Marta Smerechynska
Sound: Karina Rezhevska
Music: Marusya Chuprinenko
Production: La Femis, Julie Tingaud
Co-Production: independent director/producer / Marta Smerechynska
Synopsys:
What to take, what to leave? How important are material possessions when you’re trying to save your life? Packages from Ukraine – filled with everything and nothing – wait patiently under a bridge to be found, while a voice stirs memories of frivolous and treasured personal effects, in an apparent heart-breaking farewell letter to Kyiv.
Festivals / Awards:
- Visions du Réel, Switzerland, 2023 – World Premiere
- Sarajevo Film Festival, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2023
- PÖFF Shorts Black Nights Film Festival, Estonia, 2023
- Uppsala Short Film Festival, Sweden, 2023
- FipaDoc, France, 2024
- DMZ, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, 2023
- Thessaloniki Film Festival, Greece
- Docudays UA, Ukraine, 2023
- London Short Film Festival, United Kingdom, 2024