A Picture to Remember

• Olga Chernykh
• 72 min
• Ukraine, France, Germany
• 2023
• Documentary

An intimate and poetic film essay about three generations of women and their family history, as well as a touching and deeply personal testimonial from the war in Ukraine.

After her childhood in Donetsk, Olga Chernykh moved to Kiev with her parents. Her beloved grandmother stayed behind in the Donbass region, which was later occupied by pro-Russian rebels in 2014, and the Russian invasion in February 2022 further increased the distance between them. This film is a kind of response to that separation, an attempt to weave together a fractured family history and the stories of the grandmother, mother, and Olga herself. Chernykh uses rich material from the family archive, news clips, surveillance camera footage, and newly shot images from the everyday life of the war, all shaped with poetic sensitivity and sharpness. The feeling of longing and loss is pervasive in this poignant film about a family and a country repeatedly forced to adapt to external pressures.








- Johan Blomqvist

• Dokumentär
• Familj
• Identitet
• Krig
• Relationer
• Åldrande