The Bozeman Doc Series continues with the Montana premiere of the award-winning new documentary, Porcelain War.
Sunday, January 26
Doors open at 6:30PM | Screening begins at 7:00PM
Crawford Theater
$12 general admission, $10 for students
Tickets available at the door or online.
For more info or to see a trailer, go here.
Amidst the chaos and destruction of the brutal Russian invasion of Ukraine, three artists defiantly find inspiration and beauty as they defend their culture and their country. In a war waged by professional soldiers against ordinary civilians, Slava Leontyev, Anya Stasenko, and Andrey Stefanov choose to stay behind, armed with their art, their cameras, and, for the first time in their lives, their guns. Despite daily shelling, Anya finds resistance and purpose in her art, Andrey takes the dangerous journey to get his young family to safety abroad, and Slava becomes a weapons instructor for ordinary people who have become unlikely soldiers. As the war intensifies, Andrey picks up his camera to film their story, and on tiny porcelain figurines, Anya and Slava capture their idyllic past, uncertain present, and hope for the future.
Porcelain War world-premiered at the Sundance Film Festival where it won the Grand Jury Prize in the U.S. Documentary category. The film has gone on to screen at festivals around the world winning several major awards and garnering widespread critical acclaim. It was recently shortlisted for the Best Documentary Oscar.
“A sublime and stirring documentary from American filmmaker Brendan Bellomo and Ukrainian ceramicist Slava Leontyev about living, fighting and creating under siege.” – Los Angeles Times
“[A] beautifully rendered portrait of Ukraine’s artist-warriors…it’s guided by love for the country’s sylvan landscapes and everything that flows out of them; a sombre, steadfast argument for art’s life-giving properties.” – The Guardian
“A battlefield art documentary that faces its violent dissonance head-on until resonance emerges….Porcelain War‘s questions around how we cope, and what’s worth fighting for, are as vital as ever.” – Paste Magazine
