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202512 minGdoc-short

Zadorny

202512 minGdoc-short

Twelve minutes of documentary footage and 3D animation follow a racehorse from a Ukrainian stud farm and its offspring competing worldwide.

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Twelve minutes of documentary footage and 3D animation follow a racehorse from a Ukrainian stud farm and its offspring competing worldwide.

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Daria Maiierdirector

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Daria visits a stud farm in eastern Ukraine, where her great-grandfather once worked. The film follows the racehorse Zadorny and his offspring as they compete globally. Through their journeys, Daria reflects on her own migration experience. She also investigates the exchange of resources between Eastern and Western Europe. The documentary combines real footage with 3D animation to illustrate these connections. It runs for 12 minutes and was released in 2025.

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