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  • 2022
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  • 2022
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Summary Krasnohorivka: a town on the front lines of the war-torn region of Eastern Ukraine. When poet/filmmaker Iryna Tsilyk first visits the Trofymchuk-Gladky family home, she is surprised by what she finds: while the outside world is made up of bombings and chaos, single mother Anna and her four children are managing to keep their home as a sa...

Directed By: Iryna Tsilyk

Written By: Iryna Tsilyk

  • 2022
  • Film Movement
  • 1 h 14 m
  • 2022
  • Film Movement
  • 1 h 14 m

The Earth Is Blue as an Orange

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Summary Krasnohorivka: a town on the front lines of the war-torn region of Eastern Ukraine. When poet/filmmaker Iryna Tsilyk first visits the Trofymchuk-Gladky family home, she is surprised by what she finds: while the outside world is made up of bombings and chaos, single mother Anna and her four children are managing to keep their home as a sa...

Directed By: Iryna Tsilyk

Written By: Iryna Tsilyk

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Apr 23, 2022
“War is emptiness,” Myroslava says towards the end of the film, noting how it has left homes deserted and caused friends to flee. This film is a testimony to the way this family and many others like them have done their best to fill that emptiness with love and hope.
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Apr 23, 2022
It’s when the film’s natural and metatextual components overlap and disrupt each other that The Earth Is Blue as an Orange is most arresting.
By Guy Lodge FULL REVIEW
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Apr 23, 2022
The Earth Is Blue As An Orange is probably one of the most unique documentaries about filmmaking.
By Alan Ng FULL REVIEW
80
Apr 23, 2022
A halo of kinship, love and the tenacious power of art is gathered around this film.
By Phil Hoad FULL REVIEW
70
Apr 23, 2022
The payoff to The Earth Is Blue as an Orange is incredibly powerful though, in ways that just about anyone can relate to, as these budding artists share their work with neighbors whose emotional reactions speak volumes about their shared nightmare.
By Noel Murray FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Albatros Communicos, Lithuanian Film Centre, Moonmakers, Ukrainian State Film Agency
Release Date Apr 22, 2022
Duration 1 h 14 m
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Website https://albatrosfilm.net/the-earth-is-blue-as-an-orange
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Awards

Ukrainian Film Academy Awards
• 1 Win & 5 Nominations
Millennium Docs Against Gravity
• 3 Wins & 3 Nominations
Ukrainian Film Critics Awards
• 1 Win & 3 Nominations

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