CineCulture | Olga
- Oct. 3-7, online viewing.
- 5:15 p.m. Oct. 7, Zoom discussion (speaker TBA).
- Best Screenplay at the 74th International Critics Week of the Cannes Film Festival.
- Swiss entry for Best International Feature Film at the 2022 Academy Awards.
- Best Feature Film, Best Screenplay and Best Sound at 2022 Swiss Film Awards.
- In French and Ukrainian with English subtitles.
Set against the backdrop of the Euromaidan uprising and civil unrest in Kyiv, Ukraine, in late 2013, Olga is the story of a 15-year-old gymnast struggling with her dual identity. She trains for the Olympics as a Swiss athlete thanks to her deceased father’s nationality. At the same time, her Ukrainian mother, a freelance journalist, reports on the ground in Kyiv and faces daily dangers. Sponsored by The French program and the Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures.
Participation is simple. Head to the CineCulure website for a link and instructions on how to view that week’s film. To participate in the weekly discussion, just email Dr. Mary Husain at mhusain@csufresno.edu by the Thursday before the Friday discussion for the Zoom link.