Danish/Ukrainian Documentary Contender + Film Talk: VIKTOR

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Scandinavia House presents a special screening and film talk of Denmark’s official entry for Best Documentary Feature Film at the 98th Academy Awards: the bold war documentary Viktor,followed by a Q&A with director Olivier Sarbil.
Fusing rigorous reportage with innovative cinematic subjectivity, this bold documentary from veteran war photographer Olivier Sarbil is a uniquely intimate portrait of a Deaf person’s experience of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Photographer and samurai aficionado Viktor lives with his mother in Kharkiv, Ukraine, just 20 miles from the Russian border, when the invasion begins. As a Deaf man denied the opportunity to fight, his military ambitions shift from combat to documenting the war. With striking black-and-white cinematography and distinctive sound design, the film immerses the viewer in Viktor’s powerful journey through air raids, evacuations, and the eerie silences in between.