Naomi Uman: The Ukrainian Time Machine
@ Gene Siskel Film Center
162 N State St, Chicago, IL 60601
Opening Thursday, March 25th, at 6PM
In 2006, experimental filmmaker Naomi Uman retraced her great grandparentsโ emigration from Eastern Europe in reverse, settling in the tiny village of Legedzine, Ukraine, where she still lives today. The result of her adventures is the quietly picaresque quintet of 16mm films, The Ukrainian Time Machine. In capturing the joys and hardships of her neighborsโ centuries-old way of lifeโ traditions that are eroding with the encroaching pressures of modernityโUman creates a new kind of living history, fresh with curiosity and verve. In this eveningโs program, Uman will present Unnamed Film, her keen documentary about life in Legedzine, cataloging its inhabitantsโ various strategies of labor and resourcefulness necessary for survival; Kalendar, a poetic collection of shots, one for each month of an entire year; and Coda, a black-and-white epilogue encapsulating the themes of the series as a whole.
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