Movies
Anton Ptushkin
Us, Our Pets and the War
Ukraine, Canada 2024
79 min •
Ukrainian, English,Russian. English subtitles
K16
Theme: Rokumentti Awareness
15.11.2024 | Time 18:30
| Venue: Tapio 4
SCREENING IS SOLD OUT
Save pets to preserve your humanity
Us, Our Pets and the War is a documentary about life, humanity, as well as an incredibly close connection between people and animals, which even more strongly was highlighted by the war in Ukraine.
The main characters of the film are not only cats, dogs, bears, lions, lemurs and the Yemeni chameleon Igoryok, but also the people who rescue them, all the while risking their own lives. These are the stories of soldiers and volunteers, foreigners and Ukrainians, who help animals in bomb shelters and on the front line, at home and abroad. But the most interesting thing can be seen through the whole story; when it seemed that we were saving animals, in reality, it was animals that saved us.
Following the screening there will be director Anton Ptushkin's Q&A for audience.
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Director's introduction
Anton Ptushkin is a Ukrainian documentary filmmaker, television presenter, YouTuber, traveller, journalist, and DJ. His work as a journalist has focused on travel series. Ptushkin was awarded the Honored Journalist of Ukraine title in 2020.