In the summer of 2014, the eastern Ukrainian countryside found itself in the midst of a raging civil war. ROZSYPNE offers a fragmented window into the life of Nina, an elderly woman living in Rozsypne. A village near the frontline made international news after Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down. This poetic room-scale VR experience guides you through the distinctive Ukrainian sunflower fields. We witness the details of Nina’s austere but cozy home and experience the feeling of this faraway reality up close. A vivid and brightly colored exploration of mourning, endurance, and common human feeling. 

This project is freely accessible on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday during the opening hours of the library.

This program screened as part of Kaboom Animation Festival 2022

Showing in this program

Rozsypne

• Nienke Huitenga-Broeren / Lisa Weeda
• The Netherlands, 2019
• 12 min.

In the summer of 2014, the eastern Ukrainian countryside found itself in the midst of a raging civil war. ROZSYPNE offers a fragmented window into the life of Nina, an elderly woman living in Rozsypne. A village near the frontline that made international news after Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down. This poetic roomscale VR experience
guides you through the distinctive Ukrainian sunflower fields. We witness the details of Nina’s austere but cozy home and experience the feeling of this faraway reality up close. A vivid and brightly colored exploration of mourning, endurance, and common human feeling.