Fresh Memories: The Look
Ondřej Moravec
Czech Republic, Ukraine | 2023 | 10 min
Credit:
Directing, Screenwriting, Production: Ondřej Moravec
Directing, Screenwriting: Volodomyr Kolbasa
Production: Robin Pultera
Director of Photography: Vadym Makhitka
Cinematography: Vartan Markarian
Editing: Jan Čermák
Production Design: Martin Gregor
Sound Design, Music: Martin Bonus Hůla
Synopsys:
Bombed houses, schools, hospitals, streets and much else. From its beginning, the war in Ukraine has taken away thousands of households and human lives. Kharkiv was one of the towns which was hit badly. In this immersive experience of virtual reality, inspired by Marina Abramovich’s famous performance The Artist Is Present, the viewer looks into the eyes of those who lost their homes or places closely connected with them. What can this simple look awake in us? Will it bring despair, grief or hope?
Festivals / Awards:
- Virtual Reality: Horizons of Humanity, Summer Film School Uherské Hradiště, Czech Republic, 2024
- Thessaloniki Documentary Festival, Immersive – All Around Cinema, Greece, 2024 – Special Mention
- Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, Panorama VR, France, 2024
- FIPADOC, Smart – Biarritz Immersive, France, 2024
- Verzió International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival, Hungary, 2023
- IDFA Festival, IDFA DocLab Spotlight, the Netherlands 2023
- Geneva International Film Festival (GIFF), Switzerland, 2023
- Beyond the Frame Festival, Japan, 2023
- Kaohsiung Film Festival, XR Dreamland – XR Panorama, Taiwan, 2023
- Festival du Nouveau Cinéma, Canada, 2023
- SIGGRAPH, USA, 2023
- Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFAN), South Korea, 2023
- deadCenter Film Festival, USA, 2023
- SXSW, USA, 2023