Don't Worry, the Doors Will Open

Don't Worry, the Doors Will Open
UkrainianNe khvylyuysya, dveri vidchynyatsya
Directed byOksana Karpovych
Written byOksana Karpovych
Produced byIna Fichman
Judith Plamondon
CinematographyChristopher Nunn
Edited byDominique Sicotte
Lessandro Sócrates
Production
company
Intuitive Pictures
Release date
  • November 18, 2019 (2019-11-18) (RIDM)
Running time
75 minutes
CountriesCanada
Ukraine
LanguageUkrainian

Don't Worry, the Doors Will Open (Ukrainian: Ne khvylyuysya, dveri vidchynyatsya) is a Ukrainian-Canadian documentary film, directed by Oksana Karpovych and released in 2019.[1] The film centres on the Soviet-era electrichka trains that are still in operation in and around Kyiv, and the poor and working-class commuters who still use them on a regular basis.[2]

The film premiered at the 2019 Montreal International Documentary Festival,[1] where it won the New Vision Award.[2] In 2020 it was screened at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival[2] and at DocuDays UA in Ukraine.[3]

The film was a nominee for the Directors Guild of Canada's DGC Discovery Award in 2020.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Pablo García Conde, "RIDM: Interview with Oksana Karpovych, director of Don’t Worry, The Doors Will Open". Off-Screen, Vol. 23, Iss. 11 (November 2019).
  2. ^ a b c Liam Lacey, "Hot Docs Review: ‘Don’t Worry, the Doors Will Open’". Point of View, May 30, 2020.
  3. ^ Kaitlin Vitt (April 24, 2020). "Exploring Human Connection with Docudays UA". What's On Kyiv.
  4. ^ "In brief: Latimer, Deer among DGC’s Discovery long list". Playback, September 18, 2020.


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