THE FACE OF UKRAINE – CASTING OKSANA BAIUL

Short Documentary 

Adorned in pink sequins, little girls from across a divided, war-torn Ukraine audition to play the role of gold medal-winning figure skater Oksana Baiul, whose tears of joy once united their troubled country.

W/D Kitty Green.

Producers Kitty Green, Philippa Campey, Michael Latham.

Cinematographer Michael Latham.

Editor Kitty Green. 

7 mins. 2015.

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SELECT SCREENINGS & AWARDS (date order):

Sundance Film Festival, USA 2015 (Winner – Best Non-Fiction Short Film)

Berlinale Film Festival, Germany 2015

True/False Film Festival, USA 2015

Vilnius Film Festival, Lithuania 2015

Aspen Shortsfest 2015

Dallas International Film Festival, USA 2015 (Special Mention – Non-Fiction Short Film)

Documenta Madrid, Spain 2015

Montclair Film Festival, USA 2015

Sheffield Doc/Fest, UK 2015 (Nominated – Best Short Documentary)

Norwegian Short Film Festival, Norway 2015 (Winner – Best International Short Film)

Los Angeles Film Festival, USA 2015

Provincetown Film Festival, USA 2015 (Winner – HBO Award for Best Short Documentary)

Nantucket Film Festival, 2015

Maramures International Film Festival 2015

Rooftop Films NYC 2015 Summer Series

Sydney Film Festival, Australia 2015

New Zealand Film Festival, New Zealand 2015

Latitude Film Festival, UK 2015

Traverse City Film Festival, USA 2015

Melbourne International Film Festival, Australia 2015