Movie Description
My Babushka: Searching Ukrainian Identities
(2001)Overview
This video documentary centers on the questions of civil liberties and cultural differences in a society beginning to open as one woman searches for her own ethnic roots, identity and family history in Ukraine. Issues of human rights, anti-Semitism, homophobia, feminism and a divided and economically-depressed country are encountered as Barbara Hammer, a feminist activist and pioneer of lesbian cinema, return to a “homeland” full of struggling as people search for a new post-glasnost identity.
Featured Crew
- Director : Barbara Hammer
- Producer : Barbara Hammer
- Editor : Barbara Hammer
- Cast : Barbara Hammer,Vera Berdashevich,Vadim Bezprozvany,Greesha Felanovsky,Alexander Ficinko,Natalia Filonenko
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Facts
Original TitleMy Babushka: Searching Ukrainian Identities
Status Released
Release Information
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2001-01-01
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 00h 53m
Homepagehttp://barbarahammer.com/films/my-babushka-searching-ukrainian-identities/
Production CompaniesBarbara Hammer Productions
Genres
- History
- Documentary
