I Stumble Every Time I Hear From Kyiv

Inga has been living in Berlin for 13 years, now her mother is coming to her, fleeing Russia's war in Ukraine. About everyday life in a war that is far and near at the same time, between buying fish, learning German, dreaming of Putin's death and waking up.

There are things that are indescribable and unspeakable when the disasters that affect our lives are beyond comprehension. Certain fundamental experiences seem irreducible to any form of expression. So how do we convey their intensity? How do we put them into words? Here, we’re talking about the war inflicted on the Ukrainians for over a year. Daryna Mamaisur is Ukrainian and currently lives in Portugal. O Fumo do Fogo, somewhere between a film diary and an essay, sketches with admirable reserve a path towards the possibility of communicating.