Story
DOCUMENTARY The film uses private VHS footage (1986–1994) and shows the personal and political changes in Ukraine. Maria Stoianova’s father, a figure skater from the USSR, documented foreign tours and family life. While the Soviet Union is collapsing, Ukraine is striving for independence. However, the glamorous expectations of the West stand in stark contrast to the family’s dilapidated apartment.
Director
MARIA STOIANOVA (*1986 in Ukraine) studied cultural studies, sociology and social anthropology. In 2018 she graduated from the Sergey Bukovsky Film Program. Fragments of Ice is her feature film debut.Trailer
Info
Fragments of Ice
Documentary Feature
Ukrainian
Molodist | FF2024
Ukraine, Norway
2024
95 min
OV with English subtitles
Maria Stoianova
Alina Gorlova, Maksym Nakonechnyi
Mykhailo Stoianov
Vasyl Yavtushenko
Maryna Maykovska, Viktor Onysko
Anton Dehtiarov
Tabor Ltd.
Indie Film
Tags
Coming of AgeDocumentaryParentsMemoriesFamily and RelationshipsWomenHistorySocietyChildhoodArt and EssayHuman RightsMigration and OriginsMotherEastern EuropePolitics and PowerBiopicFemale DirectorsTravellingSportsTraumaFather