Smoke of the Fire

synopsis

The audiovisual poem uses associative images to present the thoughts and aspirations of a Ukrainian filmmaker during her study stay in a foreign country. She gets acquainted with the Portuguese language and through its specifics, sound and similarities to her native language, she penetrates the local culture in the role of a potential migrant. However, memories of her war-torn homeland keep returning to her reflections, creating unexpected connections between her current home and painful memories of Ukraine. The melancholic film thus presents language as a guide through a foreign landscape and dreamlike images of the everyday as a diary entry.

“It’s difficult to say which place to call home. When you move frequently, you don’t get so attached to the place.”

biography

Ukrainian visual artist and filmmaker Daryna Mamaisur (1991) combines theoretical research with the medium of documentary film and photography. She was part of the DocNomads study program operating between Lisbon, Brussels and Budapest, and her films have been shown at Visions du Réel and Dokfest in Kassel.

more about film

director:	Daryna Mamaisur
cast:	Maria Portugal Dias
producer:	Daryna Mamaisur
script:	Daryna Mamaisur
photography:	Shaheen Ahmed
sound:	Ghada Fikri, Tetiana Usova
sound design:	Anna Kvyl

contact

Daryna Mamaisur
daryna.mamaisur@gmail.com