Poem of the fallen bird

“Poem of the Fallen Bird” is a hybrid narrative short film that follows the encounter between a young Ukrainian woman and a foreign journalist in war-time Kyiv. We watch as they open their trust for each other, re-discover feelings of love while navigating the chaos and uncertainty during curfew hour. Film asks the question, is there possibility to connect on profound level with each other, when the experience of seeing the war becomes so different and gap continues to grow with every day? Films brings together documentary and narrative footage, both shot on 16mm Kodak film, to show the complexity of living through the war, and how seeing, experiencing horror, effects ability to feel beauty and connect with people. Furthermore, we use black and white war frames by renowned Ukrainian photographers.