Date: 16 July – 4 August 2024
Venue: PALACE ifc/ Broadway Cinemateque/ PREMIERE ELEMENTS
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This year, the EU-Asia Documentary Fest (EU-Asia Docs) has the pleasure to present a series of documentary films from EU member states and Asian countries. The selection shares some of the core values of the European Union that are: human dignity, equality and freedom.
The Italian Cultural Institute Hong Kong presents the Italian documentary film Wartime Notes by Barbara Cupisti. The documentary has received excellent international recognition. The film was presented out of competition as a special event at the 52nd Molodist Kyiv Film Festival in October 2023. It was later presented at the 9th International Documentary Festival Visioni dal Mondo in Milan.
Schedule
Date: 21 July 2024 (Sunday)
Time: Screening at 3:35pm, with post-screening Q&A (will be conducted in English)
Venue: Broadway Cinematheque, 3 Public Square St, Yau Ma Tei, Hong Kong
Date: 2 August 2024 (Friday)
Time: 8:00pm
Venue: Premiere Elements, 2130, 2/F, Fire, ELEMENTS, 1 Austin Road West, Kowloon
Synopsis: On February 24th, 2022 in Ukraine, everyday life goes on like any other day. The first bombings arrive, forcing many to leave the country, others to take up arms, and almost everyone to face separations, fears, the lack of basic necessities, and mourning. The film is a journey told by the director, driven by the need to reach the emotional epicenter of this conflict, starting from Warsaw and crossing the cities of Lviv and Odessa and the forgotten countryside of Ukraine, reaching Kyiv, Irpin, Bucha, Borodyanka. She meets those who have crossed the border to survive or help the resistance, or those who have stayed in their own land, continuing to fight to defend the country and their own culture.
Director: Barbara Cupisti
Subject and screenplay: Barbara Cupisti and Roberto Moliterni with the contribution of Barbara Meleleo
Photography: Antonello Sarao
Editing: Piero Lassandro
Original soundtrack: Tommaso Gimignani
Sound design: Giuseppe Vadalà
Executive producer: Barbara Meleleo
Producer: Sandro Bartolozzi
Production by: Clipper Media with Rai Cinema
Duration: 93 minutes