29th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival

24. 10.–2. 11. 2025
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8 and 1 Year of the War
8 and 1 Year of the War

8 and 1 Year of the War

Dariia Kovalchuk / Czech Republic / 2023 / World Premiere / 4 min.


synopsis

What can a refugee in a foreign country do to help his country win a war? And what must he go through in doing so? In this film, you will walk from Old Town Square in Prague to Wenceslas Square and you will see. Or will you hear?

biography

Dariia Kovalchuk (born 2003) was born in Donetsk region, Ukraine. In 2014, she had to move to Kiev, where she studied documentary filmmaking at the University of Kiev. In 2022 she participated in the academic mobility program at FAMU, where she is now continuing her studies at the Department of Documentary Film.

more about film

director: Dariia Kovalchuk
producer: Lenka Medová

contact

FAMU / Viola Ježková
viola.jezkova@amu.cz

Film at festival

premiere type:World Premiere
festival edition:2023
section:Ji.hlava Online, FAMU Presents
language:Czech, Ukrainian
subtitles:Ukrainian, Czech
colour:Colour and B&W

Info

director:Dariia Kovalchuk
original title:8 a 1 rok války
country:Czech Republic
year:2023
running time:4 min.

Festival partners

Ministerstvo kultury
Fond kinematografie
Město Jihlava
Kraj Vysočina
Creative Europe Media
GEMO
Česká televize
Český rozhlas
Aktuálně.cz
Respekt
Dafilms

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