Blinken OSA Archivum
I am a Monument to Myself [2009]
Available digitallyHU_OSA_00006867
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Director/Creator
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Original Title
I am a Monument to Myself
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Language
Ukrainian
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Language of Subtitles
English
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Published
Ukraine: 2009.
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Physical Description
DVD (59 min.)
Contents Summary
The documentary is about Evhen Khvatov, an eccentric seventy-six year old man who, since his childhood, has been fascinated by graves, tombstones, and monuments. In his adulthood, Khvatov dedicated himself to restoring them and has rescued from oblivion more than a hundred. They include tombstones on graves of his villagers, simple peasants, of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army soldiers (the UPA), Red Army soldiers, Jews, killed by the Nazis, and the German army officers. As he does this he attracts his attention of his villagers and a larger society to issues of collective memory, forgiveness, and historical reconciliation, an agonizingly complex process Ukraine has been undergoing since independence. Without justifying such criminal ideologies as Communism and Nazism, he advocates forgiveness and empathy across ideological, religious, and ethnic divides.
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Genre
Bibliographic Information
Library Special Collection
Verzio Film Festival Submission
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Item TypeCurrent LocationCollectionCall NumberVolume InfoShelving LocationPublic Note
DVD-ROMOSA Film LibraryOSA Film LibraryFL 5159-Audio Visual-
DIGIFILMOSA Film LibraryOSA Film LibraryFL Record 5159-Audio VisualAccess Copy, MP4 format
Blinken OSA Archivum at Central European University
  • Opening Hours:
    Monday-Friday 10AM-5:45PM
  • Telephone:
    +36-1-327-3250
  • Address:
    H-1051 Budapest, Arany János u. 32.
  • E-mail:
    info@osaarchivum.org
I am a Monument to Myself [2009]
Available digitallyHU_OSA_00006867
MovingImageIconMoving Image
General Information
Director/Creator
General Information
Original Title
I am a Monument to Myself
General Information
Language
Ukrainian
General Information
Language of Subtitles
English
General Information
Published
Ukraine: 2009.
General Information
Physical Description
DVD (59 min.)
Contents Summary
The documentary is about Evhen Khvatov, an eccentric seventy-six year old man who, since his childhood, has been fascinated by graves, tombstones, and monuments. In his adulthood, Khvatov dedicated himself to restoring them and has rescued from oblivion more than a hundred. They include tombstones on graves of his villagers, simple peasants, of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army soldiers (the UPA), Red Army soldiers, Jews, killed by the Nazis, and the German army officers. As he does this he attracts his attention of his villagers and a larger society to issues of collective memory, forgiveness, and historical reconciliation, an agonizingly complex process Ukraine has been undergoing since independence. Without justifying such criminal ideologies as Communism and Nazism, he advocates forgiveness and empathy across ideological, religious, and ethnic divides.
Subjects
Genre
Bibliographic Information
Library Special Collection
Verzio Film Festival Submission
Holdings
DVD
Item Type
DVD
Current Location
OSA Film Library
Current Location
OSA Film Library
Call Number
FL 5159
Volume Info
-
Shelving Location
-
Public Note
-
Digital Film
Blinken OSA Archivum at Central European University
  • Opening Hours:
    Monday-Friday 10AM-5:45PM
  • Telephone:
    +36-1-327-3250
  • Address:
    H-1051 Budapest, Arany János u. 32.
  • E-mail:
    info@osaarchivum.org