Through a Skype call the daily life, dreams and fears of a family in Eastern-Ukraine is revealed while the bombs are falling in the background. A grandmother in Latvia phones with her sister and child who live in the war zone of Eastern-Ukraine, months without often having water and electricity. We see the traces of the war on the face of the grandmother who, like the viewer is powerless.
Calling Ukraine
A film by
Jean Counet
Biography
Dutch director, cinematographer, and photographer Jean Counet has already filmed and directed in many different countries, from his home in the Netherlands to Latvia to Taiwan. He is known for his minimalistic style and precise camera work. To date he has directed short and medium-length films, such as his documentary look inside a Latvian hospital Inhale Exhale (2011), Trulichka (2005) and La-bas (2003)
Filmography
- Apинa (2002), 5’
- Là-bas (2002), 3’
- AFMIN (2004), 23’
- Trulichka (2005), 43’
- Don’t Stop Loving (2009), 5’
- Inhale Exhale (2010), 43’
- Calling Ukraine (2015), 12’
