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Free film screening: The Earth is Blue as an Orange

Wednesday, February 15, 2023
7:00 p.m.
Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library
Free film screening: The Earth is Blue as an Orange

The Earth Is Blue as an Orange is a 2020 documentary film that tells a story of a single mother, Hanna, and her four children, who live in the front-line war zone of the Donbas, Ukraine. While the outside world is made up of bombings and chaos, the family is managing to keep their home as a safe haven. Every member of the family has a passion for cinema, which motivates them to shoot a film inspired by their own life during a time of war. The creative process raises  a  series  of  critical questions,  such  as  what kind of power  cinema  has  during times of disaster  and  how to picture war through fiction.  For Hanna and the children, transforming trauma into a work of art is the ultimate way to stay human. Along with other prestigious awards, the film won the Directing Award in the “World Cinema Documentary” category at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival.

Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library