Liturgy of Anti-Tank Obstacles explained

Liturgy of Anti-Tank Obstacles
Director:Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk
Screenplay:Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk
Producer:Daniel Lombroso
Starring:Roman Sova
Serhiy Danko
Andriy Holdiy
Cinematography:Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk
Andriy Lesetskiy
Kostyantyn Klyatskin
Denys VorontsovDenys Tokarev
Music:Artos choir (conductor – Natalia Ivashkiv)
Studio:«The New Yorker» (customer)
«Babylon'13» & «Mellivora Production» (production_companies)
Distributor:«CUC» (Contemporary Ukrainian Cinema)
Runtime:12 minutes
Country:United States
Ukraine
Language:Ukrainian

Liturgy of Anti-Tank Obstacles (Ukrainian: Літургія протитанкових перешкод) is a 2022 US-Ukrainian 12-minute experimental documentary film directed by Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk, about Ukrainians who temporarily changed their profession to be useful in Ukraine's war with Russia.[1] [2] [3] The return to documentary filmmaking for the director was an act of service to the state, creating counterarguments for the perspective.[4]

The film was funded by one of world's biggest media, The New Yorker, which holds the copyright both in Ukraine, and on the international market.[5]

World premiere took place at the Sarajevo Film Festival on August 13, 2022 – the film opened the documentary program of the festival. Following this, the film participated in over 100 international film festivals, among them International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA), Toronto International Film Festival, American's Sundance Film Festival, Doc NYC, New York's documentary festival, Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival.[6]

Plot

The film takes place in the workshops where sculptors are producing anti-tank obstacles. Silent figures of prominent Ukrainian figures, angels, cossacks, and numerous copies of a sculpture of Jesus, similar to the Terracotta Army, as if frozen in the expectation of new creations. The artists are welding the metal defenses for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Starring

Team

Filming process

During the full-scale invasion, director Dmytro Suholytkyi-Sobchuk worked as a volunteer in Lviv, while continuing to film for the Babylon'13 project, with which he had worked together since the time of the Revolution of Dignity.[7] Among other stories, he learned about sculptors who create anti-tank obstacles in their workshop according to all the requirements of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He visited them to take a few photos and shoot a small video for Babylon'13. Then, on the recommendation of Daria Bassel (DocuDays UA) he filled out the application form, as it turned out later, for a competition from one of the most popular world publications, The New Yorker, in support of the Ukrainian project.

The filming took a month and a half, during which it was necessary to film the production process of anti-tank structures, their final destination, and how they work. The work took place in the room where the masters put together elements of the Stations of the Cross for several villages, consisting of 13 stations (stops on the Stations of the Cross, depicting scenes from the life of Jesus). The total number was 39, located in the workshop at the same time, like the Terracotta Army, the model of which was a starting point for the director.

The sound basis of the film is radio – built from fragments of radio broadcasts, which, with constant news from the frontlines, have become an integral part of Ukrainians. News is heard of the battles for Azovstal. News messages are built into the film's soundtrack, similar to a liturgical service led by a priest. Liturgy of Anti-Tank Obstacles was built according to the structure of the Easter liturgy, in which Jesus defeats death.

The watercolor poster for the film was created by Andrii Sakun together with Anna Alpatieva.[8]

Festival life

World premiere took place in Sarajevo. The film by Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk was one of the six works to represent Ukraine at the 28th Sarajevo Film Festival in Bosnia and Herzegovina.[9] Liturgy of Anti-Tank Obstacles opened the documentary program of the festival on August 13, 2022.

The media covering film festivals spoke of the work as of a powerful documentary examining the current situation in Ukraine,[10] noting that without delivering an obvious message, the film brings home the indomitability and the ingenuity of the Ukrainian resistance.[11]

Awards and nominations

List of awards and nominations
Date of ceremonyCountryAwardCategoryNominee(s)Result
2022Pure Magic International Film FestivalBest Documentary ShortDmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk
Brisbane International Film FestivalBest International Short Film – In Competition (SHORTS: DOCUMENTARIES)
Doc NYC, New York's documentary festivalShort Film Awards / Special Mention
Faludi International Film Festival And Photo CompetitionDocumentary Film Category2nd place
2023Budapest Independent Film FestivalBest Documentary Short
Jammu Film FestivalBest Documentary
Intuition Earth Film FestivalBest Documentary Short
Meihodo International Youth Visual Media FestivalDocumentary Film – Gold Award
Huesca International Film Festival«Concurso Documental» competition. (qualify for Oscar)
Santorini Film FestivalBest Short Documentary
LA Documentary Film FestivalBest Short Form Short Film
Andromeda Film FestivalDa Vinci Special Section
Jury Special Award
Best PosterSakun, Anna Alpatieva
Florida ShortsInternational DocumentaryDmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk
Ukrainian International Film Festival «BRUKIVKA»Best film in the National Competition by the Union of the Ukrainian Film Critics
Special jury mention of the National Competition: «For seeing beauty in details in the most tragic times, for faith and hope»
Ciudad del Este Independent Film FestivalBest Documentary Short Film
Nashville Film FestivalBest Documentary Short (qualify for Oscar)
Ardesio Film Festival «Sacrae Scenae»Special Mention

Participation in festivals

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: "Liturgy of Anti-Tank Obstacles" Shows the Transformations of Life in Ukraine. The New Yorker. Daniel Lombroso. 2023-09-13. uk. 2023-09-13.
  2. Web site: Фільм "Літургія протитанкових перешкод" візьме участь у конкурсі кінофестивалю в Сараєво. «Нове українське кіно». 2022-07-22. uk. 2023-07-16.
  3. Web site: "У документальному кіно люди перестають бути статистикою з новин" – інтерв'ю з Сухолитким-Собчуком. «Suspilne Kultura». Ліза Цареградська. 2022-08-25. uk. 2023-07-16.
  4. Web site: Дмитро Сухолиткий-Собчук: ""Памфір" – картина, яку на сто відсотків зрозуміє тільки український глядач". «Тиктор медіа». Єлизавета Сушко. 2023-02-23. uk. 2023-07-25.
  5. Web site: "Молодість". "Літургія протитанкових перешкод" . 2023-09-13 . 2023-07-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230714212814/https://molodist.com/film/liturgia-protitankovih-pereskod . dead .
  6. Web site: Північноамериканська прем’єра документального фільму "Літургія протитанкових перешкод" відбудеться на Toronto International Film Festival. «Kinowar». 2022-08-18. uk. 2023-07-16.
  7. Web site: Дмитро Сухолиткий-Собчук: "Не дивіться на сюжет". Режисер – про важливість сюжету для кіно й Маланку. «The Ukrainians». Ірина Славінська. 2023-05-02. uk. 2023-07-15.
  8. https://andrewsakun.com/poster-or-liturgy-of-anti-tank-obstacles Poster Liturgy Of Anti-Tank Obstacles
  9. Web site: Шість фільмів представлятимуть Україну на міжнародному кінофестивалі в Сараєві. «PlayUA». Микола Єрьомін. 2022-08-03. uk. 2023-07-19.
  10. Web site: The 45th Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival starts unspooling. «Сineuropa». Laurence Boyce. 2023-01-27. en. 2023-07-19.
  11. Web site: A few small tips for the Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia. «The Japan Times». Mark Schilling. 2023-01-14. en. 2023-07-19.
  12. Web site: Short Cuts Programme 04. Toronto International Film Festival. 2022. en. 2023-07-18.
  13. Web site: Фільм режисера з Буковини покажуть на міжнародному фестивалі у Торонто. «Суспільне Чернівці». Наталія Спатарь. 2022-08-20. uk. 2023-07-16.
  14. https://travelling.docudays.ua/2022/movies/docu-korotko-nadzvichayniy-vipusk/liturgy-of-anti-tank-obstacles/ «Літургія протитанкових перешкод» на сайті кінофестивалю «Docudays UA»
  15. Web site: Docudays UA оголосив програму фестивального вікенду в Києві. «The Village Україна». Вікторія Кудряшова. 2022-10-30. uk. 2023-07-15.
  16. Web site: Показ і обговорення фільму "Літургія протитанкових перешкод". «Vgorode.ua». 2022-11-15. uk. 2023-07-19.
  17. https://festival.sundance.org/program/film/638a1c4ad406b24e65f2da48 Sundance Institute. Liturgy of anti-tank obstacles
  18. Web site: Українську стрічку "Літургія протитанкових перешкод" покажуть на "Санденсі". «LiRoom». Марина Однорог. 2022. uk. 2023-07-14.
  19. Web site: Українські стрічки відібрали до програми найбільшого міжнародного кінофестивалю короткометражного кіно. «DTF Magazine». Анна Цупко. 2023-01-24. uk. 2023-07-19.
  20. https://2023siff.eventive.org/films/liturgy-of-anti-tank-obstacles-63fe97053421c50fdce01041 Sonoma International Film Festival Merchandise. Liturgy of Anti-Tank Obstacles
  21. https://psfilmfest.org/shortfest-2023/film-finder/liturgy-of-anti-tank-obstacles ShortFest/ Liturgy of Anti-Tank Obstacles
  22. Web site: ShortFest 2023 Shortshots. Liturgy of Anti-Tank Obstacles. PalmSpringsShortFest. 2023-06-01. en. 2023-07-18.
  23. Web site: Документальний фільм режисера Дмитра Сухолиткого-Собчука виграв кінофестиваль у Іспанії. «Kinowar». 2023-06-21. uk. 2023-07-16.
  24. https://nashvillefilmfestival.org/2023-winners/ 2023 Competition Winners

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