Coming to NYC’s Stranger Than Fiction tomorrow, Tuesday, May 17: THE BABUSHKAS OF CHERNOBYL
Holly Morris’ look at life in a so-called Dead Zone had its world premiere at Los Angeles last year. Other fests included DOC NYC, Sidewalk, Woodstock, Sun Valley, One World, DC’s Environmental, Florida, San Francisco Green, DOXA, and Documenta Madrid.
I previously wrote about the film for DOC NYC’s program, saying:
For the past three decades a community of wise, elderly women enjoy a simple life in Chernobyl’s radioactive exclusion zone, subsisting on their beloved but toxic land, while radiation experts and soldiers marvel at their resilience. The three protagonists, more fearful of starvation than radiation, defied Ukrainian authorities to join a sisterhood of 200 women and return to their remote homes. Morris’ film is a cinematic ode to thriving against all odds and the love for one’s own land.
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