Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivered an empowered live video message to attendees of the opening night of the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival, urging filmmakers and culture “not to remain silent” when it comes to global politics
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivered an empowered live video message to attendees of the opening night of the 73rd edition of the Berlin International Film Festival, urging filmmakers and culture “not to remain silent” when it comes to global politics as his country approaches a year since the Russian invasion.
and Berlinale Jury President Kristen Stewart, when he appeared on screen at the Berlinale Palast on Thursday night. The Ukraine President drew attention to the power cinema can have in times of political turmoil, citing Wim Wenders’ 1987 as a project that “broke the Berlin Wall two years before its actual fall in the outstanding film that came in Berlin where the divided city is united by angels flying freely over the wall.
“It is not only about state borders on the map,” he continued. “The wall divided different world views and different philosophies.” The local reference resonated strongly with the local audience and the international film community alike, with not a dry eye in the house. Penn, who is in town with his feature documentary The actor-director’s documentary, which is screening as part of the Berlinale Specials program, chronicles Zelenskyy and the efforts on the ground in Ukraine at the beginning of Russia’s invasion nearly a year ago.
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