Object 817

Olga Lucovnicova

Belgium | 2024 | 21 min

Credits:

Directing: Olga Lucovnicova

Cinematography: Artur Sokolov,  Olga Lucovnicova,  Victor Zavyalov, Vadim Vorontzov

Editing: Jan De Coster, Olga Lucovnicova

Sound: Gedeon Depauw, Theo Meewis, Joren Gorge

Music: Matthias Dewilde

Production: While We’re Here | Frederik Nicolai & Annabel Verbeke

Synopsys:

Inhabitants of an isolated village in the Urals talk about the USSR’s first nuclear accident. It happened there in 1957, but was concealed because a nearby nuclear plant was producing atomic weapons. So the villagers, living on radioactive land, became prisoners of government secrets. The collective silence created many fantasies, such as a mutated human foetus that became a legend about an alien, to which locals erected a monument. The film transcends one obscure historical moment, becoming a post-apocalyptic parable that allow us to reflect on the harsh realities of our present.

Festivals:

• Sundance, USA,  2024
• Zagreb Dox, Croatia, 2024
• Thessaloniki Int Film Festival, Greece, 2024
• Make Believe Seattle, USA, 2024
• Indie Short Film Festival, USA, 2024
• Go Shorts, Netherlands, 2024
• Busan International Short Film Festival, South Korea, 2024