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Stones in Cold Water

Stones in Cold Water

2023 · 40 min · Documentary

Filmed throughout Ukraine just months before the full-scale Russian invasion, this vérité visual ethnography explores the overlaps of memory, hope, progress, and nostalgia at the scale of everyday life.

Directed by Taylor Genovese · Written by Taylor Genovese

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