Kramatorsk Wall

synopsis

Director Kristina Savutsina wanted to make a film about an incident in Kramatorsk, Ukraine, where, in the 1980s, a capsule containing a highly radioactive element was accidentally embedded in the wall of a prefabricated flat. However, within a set built to exactly match the original flat, a refractive documentary ultimately emerged, which turns the focus towards the filming process itself and the personality of its creator. The film does not record her relationship with a man who is also a member of the film crew, nor other personal elements, in the form of a diary, but rather through a sequence of scenes full of autofictional self-stylisation that blur the boundaries between the realities of Kramatorsk and the behind-the-scenes world of filming.

biography

Kristina Savutsina (1989) is originally from Belarus and is based in Hamburg and Berlin. She directed the documentary Khan’s Flesh (2021), which captures everyday life in rural Belarus and has been screened at a number of international festivals.

film details

director:	Kristina Savutsina
producer:	Kristina Savutsina
photography:	Georg Kussmann, Kristina Savutsina
editing:	Kristina Savutsina
sound:	Béla Brandes, Max Gausepohl

contact

Kristina Savutsina
savutsina@gmail.com