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Ukrainian Retrospective: War
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We will certainly win. And we will create many sincere and insightful films about our experience. Ukrainian animators are already actively responding to the full-scale invasion launched by Russia. Their films are included in this year's national programme of LINOLEUM, the animated flash mobs putler kaput! and #StandWithUkraine, among latest music videos. This retrospective will trace how Ukrainian animation has previously dealt with the theme of war. This selection deliberately features artworks that reveal a more human side of conflicts (for example, the experiences of soldiers' mothers and partners) or lift the spirit with a touching and unpretentious story of resistance ("The War That Changed Rondo" fairy tale and the adaptation of the historical story "The Boy With The Bridle").
Likewise, Ukrainian Soviet cartoons with a propaganda line were deliberately not included in the retrospective. These include the preserved films of the 1930s and all animations reproducing the same myth about the "Great Patriotic War" that is currently inciting the Russian army to commit more war crimes. "The Last Battle" stands out among the selected works: this film makes fun of the old militarists, whose obsession and incapability are very similar to the late Soviet and current Russian military.
The programme ends with a message of support and faith in the future in the recent film "Black February" - a masterful puppet animation by 13-year-old Matthew Glazunow, who had to leave his home twice due to the Russian aggression. We hope this retrospective will encourage the Ukrainian animation community for further creative interpretation of the war and unite the rest of the audience in an uplifting artistic experience.
We will certainly win. And we will create many sincere and insightful films about our experience. Ukrainian animators are already actively responding to the full-scale invasion launched by Russia. Their films are included in this year's national programme of LINOLEUM, the animated flash mobs putler kaput! and #StandWithUkraine, among latest music videos. This retrospective will trace how Ukrainian
