Oct 29, 2024 · Department of Cultural Affairs

Free Friday Film Screening: In the Rearview as part of An Enduring Spirit: Ukrainian Voices Through Art and Film

WHAT: Join us for the inaugural screening of our five-part Friday film series, An Enduring Spirit: Ukrainian Voices Through Art and Film , presented in collaboration with Center for Contemporary Arts (CCA), featuring director Maciek Hamela’s In the Rearview (2023) . This screening is presented as part of the ongoing programming for the exhibition Amidst Cries from the Rubble: Art of Loss and Resilience from Ukraine .

WHO: Film Synopsis | In a volunteer aid van occupied by multiple generations of civilians, an authentic and intimate observation of the war in Ukraine unfolds. Each passenger is unique in age, origin and circumstance, but alike in where they find themselves — fleeing their homes while huddled together in a cramped back seat. Bound for Poland, the vehicle operates as their shelter, waiting room, hospital and confessional.

WHEN: Friday November 1, 2024 | 6:00 PM

WHERE: Museum of International Folk Art, 706 Camino Lejo, Santa Fe, New Mexico | Joan and Clifford Vernick Auditorium.

WHY: Director’s Statement | “When Russia launched its full scale invasion on Ukraine in 2022, I felt I could not stay uninvolved. I bought a van on the third day of the war and started transporting refugees from the Polish border. Within a week, I bought another two vans and organized other buses to transport people arriving at the border crossing. It was not long before I was driving in Ukraine, bringing families of friends from Lviv, Kyiv, Cherkasy and other Ukrainian cities to the Polish border.

During the first wave of refugees, I barely slept; the constant influx of people and phone calls gave me the impression that every hour counted. That’s when I realized I should be driving with a second driver, and this is how the idea of In the Rearview was born. A documentary that would be subordinate to the evacuations, where the cinematography would be performed inside a car by a cameraman filming during the day, and replacing me as a driver during the night.” *Images and further copy can be found here .

*Event listing on MOIFA’s website and registration found here . Information on the entire film series (11/1/2024 – 12/13/2024) found here .

If you’re interested in learning more, please don’t hesitate to reach out.

Thanks, Ash

Ashley Espinoza ashley.espinoza@dca.nm.gov (505) 479-0906

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