The film A House Made of Splinters has made it to the 2023 Oscars shortlist!

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The Foundation's team

Tonight at 8:30 PM, you’ll have the chance to watch our documentary A House Made of Splinters at the Millennium Docs Against Gravity festival in Warsaw.

There will be another screening on Sunday, May 15, at 8:30 PM.

This film tells the story of children from troubled families who ended up in a shelter near the frontlines. We filmed it over the course of two and a half years, before russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began.

The film’s two main protagonists—caregivers Margarita Mykolaivna and Olha Viktorivna—lived through the occupation of Lysychansk in 2014. Now, after the film was completed, they were forced to flee their homes due to devastating russian shelling.

For many years, these caregivers provided support, warmth, and stability to the children in the shelter. Now, they themselves have lost their own foundation.

We’re bringing them to the festival for the first time. We want them to share their stories.

A House Made of Splinters is a co-production between Denmark, Ukraine, and Sweden. It has already been shortlisted for the 2023 Academy Awards. Director Simon Lereng Wilmont, producer Monica Hellström, and Olena Rozvadovska—without whom this film would not exist—will all be present at the premiere.

Join us for the screening and stand in solidarity with Ukraine.

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