Olha Zhurba
film director, screenwriter, and editor; laureate of the Ukrainian Film Academy’s Golden Dzyga and the National Film Critics Award Kinokolo
When reality surpasses any artistic device, sensitivity ceases to be a weakness — it becomes an ethical choice of the author. Regardless of how the film industry distributes responsibility among participants in the process, the director’s perspective plays a key role in shaping the viewers’ empathetic attitude toward the characters and themes of the film. But is it possible to achieve a balance between artistic expression and the ethics of representation during times of war? How can one avoid retraumatisation while speaking about complex issues with accuracy, respect, and inner delicacy? This discussion attempts to untangle the web of responsibilities shared by everyone involved in the documentary field and to find a standard lens through which humanity remains in the frame.
film director, screenwriter, and editor; laureate of the Ukrainian Film Academy’s Golden Dzyga and the National Film Critics Award Kinokolo
Ukrainian documentary film director whose films have won numerous awards at international film festivals
PhD of of Psychological Sciences and an Associate Professor at the Department of General Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
film curator and cultural manager, Docudays UA programmer
Moderator, film curator, cultural manager, festival selector, and coordinator of cultural diplomacy projects