Mariupol, I love you
Gehestraße 8, 01127 Dresden, Germany
Normal: 10 Euro
Reduced: 6 Euro (pupils, students, DresdenPass holders)
Art-Support: 15 Euro (normal price + 5,- Euro support for cultural work and for the structural preservation of GEH8)Free Entry für all People from Ukraine
Normal: 10 Euro
Reduced: 6 Euro (pupils, students, DresdenPass holders)
Art-Support: 15 Euro (normal price + 5,- Euro support for cultural work and for the structural preservation of GEH8)Free Entry für all People from Ukraine
What do you know about Mariupol? Mariupol is a port, a resort, home to a large number of Pontic Greeks and a commercial center. It is an industrial giant with a history dating back to the 16th century, when it was founded by the Cossacks. Mariupol is a city that was exposed to war in 2014 and has since become a symbol of the Ukrainian-controlled Donetsk region. A besieged, heroic city that struggled to resist and survive during the Russian invasion in 2022 and is now completely taken by Russian troops.
“Mariupol, I love you” is a collection of short films shot by residents of the city of Mariupol in 2017-2021. The short films tell about everyday life, dreams and relationships, and how they were affected by the first phase of the war.
Film screening and benefit action
49 min, 4 short films, in Russian with English subtitles.
In follow-up discussion:
Nick Dzhychka, artist / curator (Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine)
Simon Wolf (Kultur Aktiv, Dresden)
Paul Elsner (GEH8, Dresden)
The proceeds from ticket sales will be donated to local initiatives to support the people of Mariupol and Ukraine respectively.
The films
In the film “Me and Mariupol”, Piotr Armianovski, a native of Donetsk, talks to the people of Mariupol in search of the city he knows from his childhood.
“Ma” by Maria Stoianova is a dialogue between mother and daughter, filmed with amateur phone footage in the face of war.
“Territory of Empty Windows” and “Diorama” by Zoya Laktionova from Mariupol show how the war has changed the face of the city.
