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Audiodescription

Who is afraid of true names?

Directors: Teta Tsybulnyk, Elias Parvulesco, Svitlana Pototska

Ukraine, 9 minutes, 2019, experimental

Zamglai nature reserve is one of the largest bog systems in Ukraine. Its name probably derives from the Old Kurdish word ‘zong’ meaning bog. We look at the bog phenomenon from different perspectives: as a locus of fears in the folklore of agricultural societies; as an exploited landscape in the industrial age; as a complex system of ties between species within the posthumanist paradigm; as a natural carbon sink reducing the greenhouse effect and countering climate change.

Trigger warning: description of death

Film screening dates: 23.11.2024 — 8.12.2024

Close-up, portrait. A woman with long brown hair, gently tousled by the wind, looks warmly into the camera with brown eyes and a smile. A blue shirt collar peeks out from beneath her black sweater. The background is a white brick wall.

Director

Teta Tsybulnyk born in 1987 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Studied sociology and social anthropology at Central European University (Budapest). Worked as a program coordinator at the International Festival of Film and Urbanism “86”. Co-founder of the film and art union ‘ruїns collective’, producer of independent films.

Filmography: dendro dreams (2018), zong (2020)

Close-up, portrait. A man with a high forehead, brown eyes, dark hair and mustache looks warmly into the camera. He stands against a gray background, wearing a black T-shirt.

Director

Elias Parvulesco born in Kyiv Region in 1985. Studied engineering, contemporary art and film studies. Worked as journalist, editor, film researcher. Co-founder of the film union ‘ruїns collective’. Took part in Ukrainian and international film festivals and art exhibitions.

Selected filmography: The Limits of Europe (2014), The Pink Map (2016), dendro dreams (2018), Lviv Intervision (2018), zong (2020)

Close-up, portrait. A woman with a blonde bob haircut looks into the camera with greenish eyes and a wide smile. She stands against a gray background, wearing a blue shirt with red flowers and a colorful necklace.

Director

Svitlana Pototska born in Chernihiv in 1976. Doctor of Biological Sciences, Assistant professor of Ecology and Nature Conservation department of Т.G. Shevchenko National University «Chernihiv Collegium». Head of Ukraine Nature Conservation Society in Chernihiv Region. Engaged in ecological education and nature conservation activities.