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The film explores the interplay between the real and the imagined, the collective and the personal, and raises the question: how has collective memory of the Second World War been manipulated? Public commemoration, the aggressive patriotic indoctrination of children, and the cult of victory have shaped a war-centered identity and national narrative in Russia. In contrast, individual memories of those who lived through the Second World War often reflect its violence and tragedy. Could this discrepancy between individual and collective memory offer a way to challenge and break free from the nationalist narrative of the past?

Jeanna Kolesova (b. 1988, Moorland Village, Russia) is an artist, filmmaker, and researcher. Working across moving image, performance, web, installation, and text, their work explores the manipulation of history, information, and the impact of imperial technologies on bodies and landscapes. Kolesova studied documentary film and photography in St. Petersburg, interactive media at CalArts, and experimental film at the Berlin University of Arts. Their works have been exhibited in Prague, Berlin, Dresden, Baden-Baden, LA, Tokyo, and St.Petersburg. Kolesova has received the KUNSTFONDS (2024) and Karl Hofer (2023) scholarships and participated in the Berlin Goldrausch artist program (2024).