DISPLACED

SYNOPSIS

Displaced captures a collective portrait of Ukrainians fleeing the grindstones of war, and those who stayed and are forced to adapt to life under constant shelling. Is it possible to comprehend this war and its consequences, which are so relentlessly transforming the society and the world?

AMOUNT OF THE SUPPORT FOR FINALISATION: 15 000 €

European Solidarity Fund for Ukrainian Films – Date of the decision : December 11th 2023

Olha Zhurba is a Ukrainian filmmaker who studied in Kyiv film school. She has more than 10 years of experience in the audiovisual sector, first working as a director and an editor of commercials, music videos and film trailers before moving to filmmaking. Her first short fiction film Dad’s Sneakers (2021) was premiered in the shorts competition at Locarno FF and shortly after won Best Ukrainian Short and FIPRESCI awards at Odessa FF, and the National Film Critics Award Kinokolo and Best European Film at Leuven FF. Dad’s Sneakers was a candidate for a nomination at the European Film Awards 2022. Outside (2022) is her first feature length documentary which premiered at CPH:DOX and HOT DOCS. She is also an editor of festival hits, award winning documentary films This Rain Will Never Stop (2021) by Alina Gorlova and Home Games (2018) by Alisa Kovalenko.