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FRAGMENTS OF ICE is a subtle testament to a political longing for freedom.
Maria Stoianova’s father was a figure skater in the Soviet-Ukrainian “Ballet on Ice”. In 1986, he acquired a camera and began documenting his tours in the West as well as his family life. The director weaves this nostalgic footage and commentary into a fascinating essay on the nature of memory and our ability to capture it in images.
The special program was made possible through the support of the European Union, the International Renaissance Foundation in the context of the “European Renaissance of Ukraine” and the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom / Thomas Dehler Foundation.
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Meet the director
Maria Stoianova
Maria Stoianova was born in Kyiv, Ukraine, where she lives today. She studied cultural studies at the National University of Kyiv–Mohyla Academy and sociology and social anthropology at the Central European University. Her documentary and experimental short films have been screened at several film festivals. FRAGMENTS OF ICE is her first feature film.