eng: There are wrapped plants, suitcases on the floor.

DOCU/SHORT International competition

One Aloe, One Fi­cus, One Avo­ca­do and Six Dra­cae­nas

director: Marta Smerechynska
Ukraine, France20228’
In Ukrainian with Ukrainian and Engish subtitles.
In Ukrainian with Ukrainian and Engish subtitles.
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There is a washing machine wrapped in tape, metres-long indoor plants and their roots, and children's drawings among hundreds of boxes on which the addresses of Ukrainian cities are written. This place resembles a warehouse of lost things. 

The silence is broken by a woman's voice, that of the owner of one of these boxes. She is bidding farewell to her home in Kyiv, speaking of the belongings she left behind. Each item has a story, a memory that is being left behind. Through her words the home seems to come alive, each item imbued with a sense of warmth and familiarity. People begin to appear in the so-called warehouse, taking their pieces of home in the form of parcels. They sift through the boxes, searching for their treasured possessions. Some are filled with joy, others with sadness. Meanwhile a woman's voice questions: does the loss of belongings matter?


Director:

Marta Smerechynska

Producer:

Marta Smerechynska, Julie Tingaud, Constance Gronnier, Jennifer Miola

Film of the DOCU/SHORT programme

The DOCU/SHORT program consists of short films selected for this year’s 20th Docudays UA.