Axe (Бартка)

Production Status
Сompleted
Year of starting production
2021
Release Date
2023
Country(ies) of (co)production
Ukraine
Languages
Ukrainian
Duration
80’

Set against the imminent climate crisis and destructive floods, it explores the delicate balance between deforestation and the conservation of vital ecosystems, sparking a global dialogue on environmental protection.

Axe is a meditative documentary that chronicles the life of district forester Vasyl Pavlovych amid the Carpathians forests of Ukraine. As his retirement approaches, the film sheds light on the often-unseen complexities of forestry. Set against the imminent climate crisis and destructive floods, it explores the delicate balance between deforestation and the conservation of vital ecosystems, sparking a global dialogue on environmental protection.

CREW:
Directing: Volodymyr Bakum
Production: Artem Golubev
Сo-production: Tetiana Khodakivska (creative producer)
Script: Volodymyr Bakum
DOP: Bogdan Hoydash
Sound: Eugene Petrusenko
Editing: Tetiana Khodakivska
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Festivals
Participant at Film Festival Cottbus (2023)

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