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201556 minGdocumentary

Waltz Alchevsk

201556 minGdocumentary

Four artists gather in May 2014 at Mstsyhovsky’s estate in Seleznivka village to create a musical and literary production called ‘Punctuation’.

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Four artists gather in May 2014 at Mstsyhovsky’s estate in Seleznivka village to create a musical and literary production called ‘Punctuation’.

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Vadym Ilkov

Vadym Ilkovdirector

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In May 2014, Serhiy Zhadan, Oleksiy Vorsoba, Vlad Kreymmer, and Olha Mykhaylyuk gather at Mstsyhovsky’s estate in Seleznivka village, near Alchevsk. They collaborate on a musical and literary production titled ‘Punctuation’. The creative process unfolds in a rhythmic waltz time, blending music and literature. The documentary captures their interactions and the atmosphere of artistic creation in a region marked by conflict.

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