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202629 minGdocumentary

A Score in Absence

202629 minGdocumentary

Ukrainian pianist Khrystyna, having fled war twice, uses music to assert her identity while her brother remains in Ukraine under martial law.

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Ukrainian pianist Khrystyna, having fled war twice, uses music to assert her identity while her brother remains in Ukraine under martial law.

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Max Rykovdirector

Khrystyna Mykhailichenkocast

Natalia Mykhailichenkocast

Sasha Mykhailichenkocast

Kevin Kennercast

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At seventeen, Ukrainian pianist Khrystyna has already fled war twice: first from Crimea, and then from Irpin as Russia’s invasion advanced. With her brother still in Ukraine under martial law, she turns to music to find agency in exile.

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