Deus Ex Forgot the Text

Deus Ex Forgot the Text

2023 · 25 min · Documentary

The city of Chernivtsi, 2022 year, the first month of the war. Refugees from all over Ukraine, including theatrical figures, arrive there. They end up in a world where art is no longer needed. Despite this, they start recreating theatre in the present circumstances; they perform on the streets and in refugee centers, rehearsing plays about the war in bomb shelters during air raid sirens. The city of Chernivtsi, the first month of the war. Refugees from all over Ukraine, including theatrical figures, arrive there. They end up in a world where art is no longer needed. Despite this, they start recreating theatre in the present circumstances; they perform on the streets and in refugee centers, rehearsing plays about the war in bomb shelters during air raid sirens.

Directed by Markiian Miroshnychenko

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