Short film

Krisis

2016 · 32 min

A talky, staged debate that feels like a tense political argument in a cramped room, intellectually dense and emotionally charged.

Overview: Dimitri Venkov’s Krisis is based on a Facebook discussion on December 8, 2013, the day on which pro-European demonstrators in Kiev started to demolish statues of Vladimir Lenin. The film reenacts debates between Russian and Ukrainian artists during the protests, revealing deep aesthetic, historical, and political divisions.
How it feels: Tense, satirical, dark and earnest. Measured and demanding.
About: Politics, art, identity, power
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: politics
art
identity
power
betrayal
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none