The Earth Is Blue as an Orange

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The Earth Is Blue as an Orange

2022

1h 13m

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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 safe haven, full of life and full of light. Every member of the family has a passion for cinema, so it feels natural for them to shoot a film inspired by their own life during a time of war. The creative process raises the question of what kind of impact cinema might have during times of disaster, and how to picture war through the camera's lens. For Anna and the children, transforming trauma into a work of art is the ultimate way to stay human.

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Noel Murray

Los Angeles Times

04/22/2022

The payoff to “The Earth Is Blue as an Orange” is incredibly powerful... 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.

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Kathleen Sachs

Chicago Reader

04/08/2022

The resilient family in The Earth Is Blue as an Orange likewise turn to film as a means of representation—and also catharsis...

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Phil Hoad

Guardian

07/12/2021

4/5

A halo of kinship, love and the tenacious power of art is gathered around this film.

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Sarah Boslaugh

TheArtsStl

10/20/2023

7/10

The Earth is Blue as an Orange is a calm film about a violent situation.

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Vadim Rizov

Filmmaker Magazine

12/01/2022

Iryna Tsilyk’s feature debut, The Earth is Blue as an Orange, is a solid, occasionally better than that nonfiction film that very lightly toys with reality/fictional boundaries.

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Phil Guie

Film-Forward.com

05/01/2022

4/5

Tsilyks attention to detail shines through as the main household setting has noticeably battered interiors, but it still feels homey and welcoming, thanks to what she catches in the periphery and edges.

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07/13/2022

A beautifully presented documentary story about a family and the effect that war has upon them. A movie within a movie with a simplicity and humanity that will touch the deepest part of your heart. With Russia's invasion of Ukraine that followed the wrap of this film the subject matter captured here has become even more poignant.

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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 safe haven, full of life and full of light. Every member of the family has a passion for cinema, so it feels natural for them to shoot a film inspired by their own life during a time of war. The creative process raises the question of what kind of impact cinema might have during times of disaster, and how to picture war through the camera's lens. For Anna and the children, transforming trauma into a work of art is the ultimate way to stay human.

Director: Iryna Tsilyk
Producer: Giedre Zickyte, Anna Kapustina
Screenwriter: Iryna Tsilyk
Distributor: Film Movement
Production Co: Moonmakers, Ukrainian State Film Agency, Lithuanian Film Center , Albatros Communicos
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: Ukrainian
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 22, 2022, Limited
Runtime: 1h 13m

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