THE EARTH IS BLUE AS AN ORANGE

THE EARTH IS BLUE AS AN ORANGE

a film by Iryna Tsilyk

Does art have power during war?

To cope with the daily trauma of living in a war-zone, Anna and her children are making a film together about their life in the most surreal surroundings.

Single mother Anna and her four children live in the front-line war zone of Donbas, Ukraine. While the outside world is made up of bombings and chaos, the family is managing to keep their home as a safe haven, full of life and full of light. Every member of the family has a passion for cinema, motivating them to shoot a film inspired by their own life during a time of war.
The creative process raises the question of what kind of power the magical world of cinema could have during times of disaster. How to picture war through fiction? For Anna and the children, transforming trauma into a work of art is the ultimate way to stay human.

2020

Director/ Script Iryna Tsilyk
Cinematographer Viacheslav Tsvietkov
Editor Ivan Bannikov, Iryna Tsilyk
Additional Editing Danielius Kokanauskis
Sound design Jonas Maksvytis
Color grade Jonas Sunklodas
Producer: Anna Kapustina, Giedrė Žickytė
International Sales CAT&Docs

Producer Anna Kapustina
Co-producer Giedre Zyckyte