Why Ukraine and Colombia hardly know each other: the story of the creation of “Sirenka”
Colombians travel thousands of kilometers to fight on the side of Ukraine. However, despite this connection, Ukrainians still know little about Colombian culture, and in Latin America – about Ukrainian. Why is this so and how can cinema help the two countries get to know each other better? Director and military officer Yuriy Dunay is looking for answers to these questions. Together with director and screenwriter Solomia Tomaszchuk, he is working on the film “Sirenka” – the story of a Ukrainian military woman and a Colombian volunteer. The development of the script was supported by the Ukrainian Cultural Foundation.