Video: © 2017, Dana Kavelina “The story of Mark L. Tyulpanov, who spoke with flowers” (English Version).
Dear visitors, we are pleased to announce that the animated film “The story of Mark L. Tyulpanov, who spoke with flowers” by Ukrainian artist Dana Kavelina is now available on Peace Dialogue’s website.
This film was produced by Dana in the scope of the project ARENA: Community Theater and Public Art in 2017. When the film was almost ready for publishing, the author’s computer was stolen and all the materials were lost. However, Dana was invited to resume her work on the film in Armenia and the final version of the story was produced in Vanadzor (Armenia).
“Of course, the conflict in Ukraine is local, and it is closer to me, therefore it is logical to make a film about the war in Donbass. But the fact that I am filming in Armenia has a very strong meaning, because I think it is not only the problem of Ukraine, but the problem of many other states and people involved in the conflicts,”- said Dana Kavelina.
Apart from several screenings in Ukraine, the film was also screened by the participants of the project ARENA in their respective countries and communities. Many of those who watched the film in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Germany, Georgia and Russia noted that it was irrelevant for them which country and which particular conflict the movie was dealing with, since wars are equally disastrous everywhere and concern everyone, regardless of nationality and ethnicity.
In 2018, the animated film “The story of Mark L. Tyulpanov, who spoke with flowers” received a Special Jury Award at the Odessa International Film Festival.
We wish you a pleasant time watching this beautiful film.
This film was prepared in the scope of Peace Dialogue’s project ARENA: Community Theater and Public Art
The Project’s German Partner – OWEN – Mobile Akademie für Geschlechterdemokratie und Friedensförderung e.V.
The project “Arena: Community Theatre and Public Art” is supported by the zivik (Civil Conflict Resolution) programme of the Institute for Foreign Cultural Relations (ifa) with means from the German Federal Foreign Office.
