A gentle hypnotic journey through the VHS archives of the (post-)Soviet figure skater who toured the West in the 80s and 90s. Years later, his daughter follows these videotaped memories to reveal a story about maturing: of herself, her family, and her society.
Fragments of Ice is a documentary essay woven from a rare family VHS archive of a Soviet Ukrainian Ballet on Ice star. As his daughter, Maria rediscovers the videotaped intimate family moments and her father's foreign tours from the 80s and '90s, a clash between the utopian vision of the West and the oppressive Soviet reality unfolds. By telling the complex historical events of the collapse of the USSR and the restoration of Ukraine's independence through a personal story, the film offers a nuanced exploration of resilience, identity, and hope — up to the present day.
Workshop as B2B Doc Script Development workshop (2019), IDFAcademy (2019), AstraFilmLab (2019), GoEast IFF East-West Talent Lab (2019), EURODOC20 (2020), VDR Rough Cut (2022), Docu Rough Cut Boutique (2022)
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