Kateryna Gornostai on the making of Stop-Zemlia
Filmmaker Interviews and Introductions
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Director Kateryna Gornostai discusses her Crystal Bear-winning teen drama Stop-Zemlia, now streaming on Klassiki: from her “hybrid” blend of documentary and fiction filmmaking to her attempts to create a vision of Ukraine’s future.
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