Porcelain War
May. 12th, 2024 09:56 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ironymaidenThis movie is going to win an Oscar, I'd lay money on it.
Joyful and poignant portrait of a husband-wife ceramics team, their little dog Frodo, their painter best friend, and the husband's special forces unit in Ukraine. He makes slip-cast porcelain animals, she decorates them; they are definitely fine art. He also teaches people to shoot. This is everything I want from a documentary - a compelling human story, beautifully told, with remarkable footage. Their art is amazing, the military action and the beautiful meadows and forests of Ukraine, also amazing. Several of the longer stories they tell are illustrated with animation of the decoration on their porcelain figurines. There is too much, just see it if it comes near you.
The artist couple and the dog were here for Q&A. (For folks who worry about the people in war stories: the Q&A confirmed everyone we meet is alive and unhurt as of today.)
Joyful and poignant portrait of a husband-wife ceramics team, their little dog Frodo, their painter best friend, and the husband's special forces unit in Ukraine. He makes slip-cast porcelain animals, she decorates them; they are definitely fine art. He also teaches people to shoot. This is everything I want from a documentary - a compelling human story, beautifully told, with remarkable footage. Their art is amazing, the military action and the beautiful meadows and forests of Ukraine, also amazing. Several of the longer stories they tell are illustrated with animation of the decoration on their porcelain figurines. There is too much, just see it if it comes near you.
The artist couple and the dog were here for Q&A. (For folks who worry about the people in war stories: the Q&A confirmed everyone we meet is alive and unhurt as of today.)
