Branded
Synopsis
BRANDED is a woman’s defiance, in the face of atrocity, to uphold Art and Freedom. Set at some time, in the past, present, or the future. A Ukrainian woman, captured by a regime that forbids artistic expression, challenges her oppressors. She is anonymous, without a presence in the world, the non-existence of a political prisoner. Pacing around the cell, her words directed at the Wall behind her. The Wall that protects her from what is beyond. From other cells, noises of torture are heard. The sounds of conflict increase as the war comes closer. Knowing she will die, her dreams are of the life she used to have, with freedom, laughing and painting in her studio. Her concern is not for herself when she asks, is this the end of Art? She has a vision and imagines Leonardo da Vinci visits her, and asks him, will Art survive? Her desperation increasing, she paints with her own faeces and urine on the Wall. Collapsing, she imagines a future artist visiting her cell. He tells her, Art cannot die, artists are the future.
Kateryna Polishchuk, a soldier in the Ukrainian army, is the voice of the woman in the cell.
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Details
- Year
- 2024
- Type of film
- Features
- Running Time
- 75 min
- Format
- Digital
- Director
- Pauline Amos 1st Feature
- Producer
- Pauline Amos
- Co-Producer
- Jane Alieva (UA)
- Executive Producer
- Colin Vaines (UK)
- Editor
- Natasha Westlake
- Screenwriter
- Pauline Amos
- Director of Photography
- John Letsinger
- Production Designer
- Pauline Amos
- Sound
- Tim Burns
- Music
- Jessica Dannheisser, Ilan Eshkeri, Yury Revich
- Principal Cast
- Pauline Amos, Kateryna Polishchuck, Nazar Grabar
- Studio Recording
- Colin Potter; Kyiv Voice Recording
Genre
Production status
Complete
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Last updated 26th March 2024
