Ukraine is the Centre of My Universe. Film 3 - ∄

Ukrainian Fashion Week in cooperation with Foxall Studio (UK) created three short films profiling different artists and institutions based in Kyiv, Ukraine.
About ∄
∄ (known as K41) was initially a nightclub and a cultural institution in Podil, Kyiv based in an old 19th сentury brewery, it has hosted numerous local and international DJ’s with a capacity of 15,000. Now the cultural institution operates a project with the aim to provide financial, humanitarian, and logistical support to those whose livelihood was affected by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, as well as collecting funds for those defending Ukraine. Currently, ∄ is hosting weekly Community Events, with free donation entry. All donations collected go to help purchase cars and equipment for the Ukrainian defenders at the front line.
The ∄ film focuses on life before and after the Russian invasion. Using still CCTV camera footage of the bustling queue that once defined the ∄ nightclub, slow pans, and desktop simulation serve to highlight how rapidly life has changed. Captured in this seemingly innocuous still, things once taken for granted now seem like distant memories with the anonymised revellers unaware of what is to come. This film presents a timely reminder of the fragility of modern life and the communities and people affected.
The project was made as part of the UK/Ukraine Season of Culture with the support of the British Council and the Ukrainian Institute.
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