International Film Series: The Earth is Blue as an Orange
- Date:
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Friday, February 13, 2026
- Time:
- 7 - 9 p.m.
- Location:
Wortmann Ballroom
In war-torn Eastern Ukraine, this 2020 documentary film follows the life of the Trofymchuk-Gladky family.
Wortmann Ballroom
Teresa Gereaux, gereaux@roanoke.edu false MM/DD/YYYYThe International Film Series, co-presented by Hollins University, brings together global films to explore different stories across a common theme. This year’s theme is education. Films are free, open to the public, and subtitled in English. After the film, we will have a panel-led discussion.
About The Earth is Blue as an Orange
Filmed in Krasnohorivka, a town on the front lines of war-torn Eastern Ukraine, this 2020 documentary follows the Trofymchuk-Gladky family. Filmmaker and poet Iryna Tsilyk is surprised by what she finds when she first visits the family's home. While the outside world is made up of bombings and chaos, single mother Anna and her four children are managing to keep their home as a safe haven, full of life and full of light.
Every member of the family has a passion for cinema, so it feels natural for them to shoot a film inspired by their own life during a time of war. The creative process raises the question of what kind of impact cinema might have during times of disaster, and how to picture war through the camera’s lens. For Anna and the children, transforming trauma into a work of art is the ultimate way to stay human.
2020, Iryna Tsilyk, Not Rated, 74 min