The Short Version of Baba Babee Skazala was selected for the 5th Annual SOMA Film Festival that has been rescheduled as a virtual film festival for the weekend of September 12 -14!
The Short Version will screen on Saturday, September 12, 2020 as part of the Locals Only Shorts Program.
Screening of Baba Babee Skazala [Grandmother Told Grandmother] followed by Director Q&A
Looking forward to seeing you there!
Screening of Baba Babee Skazala [Grandmother Told Grandmother] followed by Director Q&A
Looking forward to seeing you there!
Screening followed by Q&A with filmmaker Matej Silecky. Join us for coffee and bagels at 12 noon. Suggested donation $15. Info: (732)356-0132 or info@ukrhec.org.
“A unique film about World War II through the eyes of her children: a masterpiece that everyone should see will be brought to Ukraine.
This is a truly unique project.”
~Max Tone, Akcenty UA
Article from BBC Ukraine
"Boy, who are we going to shoot today - Germans or Russians?" asks a Soviet officer at 5-year-old Bohdan, holding out his gun to his parents' eyes. The year 1944 is coming and the life of the family is literally in the hands of the child.
~ Margarita Malyukova
Baba Babee Skazala [Grandmother Told Grandmother] is an Official Selection of the Ethnografilm Festival 2019!
Screening time to follow
Baba Babee Skazala is an Official Selection of Lift-Off Global Network Documentary Filmmaker Showcase Online 2019!
Baba Babee Skazala [Grandmother Told Grandmother] has received the Independent Vision Award, Documentary Filmmaking from the VisionFest 2018 Film Festival!
The film was selected as one of 22 finalists for the film festival, based on the determination of 15 film judges who screened more than 507 works that were submitted by filmmakers from around the world.
““Baba Babee Skazala” [“Grandmother Told Grandmother”], a documentary film by Verona resident, and first-time filmmaker, Matej Silecky, will have its world premiere at the Fall 2018 New Jersey Film Festival on Sunday, October 7 at 7 p.m.”
~from MyVeronaNJ
We'll be screening the 1st rough cut of Baba Babee Skazala [Grandmother Told Grandmother] this afternoon, followed by discussion of the film. Each participant will be asked to provide their written comments and suggestions.
We're excited to get your input!
NOTE: This photo is from the exhibition Prints and Paintings by Bohdan Borzemsky: Retrospective, currently on display at The Ukrainian Museum, New York City. We highly recommend a visit to the museum!
We’re excited to share that the Ukrainian Community Foundation of Philadelphia has provided a grant to support the production of Baba Babee Skazala
Check out our Director's Matej Silecky's interview about Baba Babee Skazala on Michael Buryk's podcast Krynytsya!
"An August 11, 2017 interview with Matej Silecky, director and producer at Kitsune Tale Productions. He is producing a documentary film called, "Baba Babee Skazala" (Grandmother Told Grandmother). It is the story of post-World-War-II Ukrainian emigres to the U.S. who were displaced persons in Europe. www.babababeeskazala.com
Please contact Mike Buryk at michael.buryk@verizon.net for any additional information.
Copyright (c) 2017 by Michael J. Buryk. All Rights Reserved"
After months of transcriptions and logging, we've started the editing process. We are continuing to work with New Doc Editing and Editor, Will Lehman. We are so excited they are part of Baba Babee Skazala!
Traveling to Ukraine for work on animation & music - filmmaking & post-production!
Interviewing with Michael Buryk for the new podcast series, "Krynytsya (The Well)."
Check out this event at the Carpe Diem Club to learn more about Baba Babee Skazala! Of you aren't in the area, but would like more information about a presentation to your group or club, just CONTACT US via the form here.
The article provides an important perspective on why understanding the history of World War II and the DP Camp experience is relevant today.
Our team continues to film interviews for the archives at the Ukrainian Museum Archives, Cleveland, Ohio. However, we know that sharing these experiences with a broader audience will be better achieved through film and digital media projects. After searching, we jumped in to working with Karen Everett of New Doc Editing. Karen was an instructor at UC Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism, which has a well-regarded documentary program, so it was a natural fit for our Director, Matej Silecky. Karen's fresh perspective and spot-on scheduling is a great asset to Baba Babee Skazala!
Matej Silecky & Marta Lewko are filming the Iskra Dance Ensemble today at the Ukrainian Festival, Ukrainian Cultural Center, Whippany, New Jersey. Lots of fun - head out there & support a great organization!
