NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE

Seven inhabitants of a de facto state on the Black Sea unfurl a web of stories about loss and displacement through the re-imaginings of dreams and memories of the 1992–93 war in Abkhazia. To question the unstable distinction between fact and fiction, these re-imaginings are interwoven with auto-fictional narration and archival materials that have been processed through an AI technology. The Black Sea permeating the film’s universe acts as a metaphor for both an idyllic holiday destination of utopian happiness as well as a perilous force.

Available online March 22-31 or in person at the Michigan Theater on March 27 at 1:15pm.

For a sneak peek, watch the trailer! https://vimeo.com/531298273

The director Kamila Kuc will also be giving a CREES Noon Lecture on March 23! Please see more details on the event here: https://myumi.ch/bRqrj

Visit the Ann Arbor Film Festival website for the full schedule and information about special events: https://www.aafilmfest.org/