My Babushka: Searching Ukrainian Identities (2001)

Directed by Barbara Hammer53mHistory,Documentary

This video documentary centers on the questions of civil liberties and cultural differences in a society beginning to open as one woman searches for her own ethnic roots, identity and family history in Ukraine. Issues of human rights, anti-Semitism, homophobia, feminism and a divided and economically-depressed country are encountered as Barbara Hammer, a feminist activist and pioneer of lesbian cinema, return to a “homeland” full of struggling as people search for a new post-glasnost identity.

Rated
NR
Year
2001
Country
US
Language
English
Release date
1 January 2001
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5.5 (4)
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Barbara Hammer
Barbara Hammer
Self
V
Vera Berdashevich
Self
V
Vadim Bezprozvany
Self
G
Greesha Felanovsky
Self
A
Alexander Ficinko
Self
N
Natalia Filonenko
Self

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