One Aloe, One Ficus, One Avocado and Six Dracaenas

Name: One Aloe, One Ficus, One Avocado and Six Dracaenas
Director: Marta Smerechynska
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2023-04-25
Rating: 5.5

2023 · 8 min · ★ 5.5 · Documentary

What to take, what to leave? How important are material possessions when you’re trying to save your life? Packages from Ukraine – filled with everything and nothing – wait patiently under a bridge to be found, while a voice stirs memories of frivolous and treasured personal effects, in an apparent heart-breaking farewell letter to Kyiv.

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