To commemorate the 4th year of agression against Ukraine, on February 24, the Delegation of the European Union in Guyana, the Embassy of France in Guyana, the UK in Guyana - British High Commission, Georgetown and the High Commission of Canada to Guyana and Suriname hosted the screening of PORCELAIN WAR at the Residence of the French Ambassador. We were joined by colleagues from the U.S. Embassy Guyana, United Nations Guyana, European Chamber of Commerce - Guyana Inc. and friends from the Media and Civil Society.
Porcelain War tells the story of three artists defiantly finding inspiration and beauty as they defend their culture and their country. In a war waged by professional soldiers against ordinary civilians, Slava Leontyev, Anya Stasenko, and Andrey Stefanov choose to stay behind, armed with their art, their cameras, and, for the first time in their lives, their guns. Despite daily shelling, Anya finds resistance and purpose in her art, Andrey takes the dangerous journey to get his young family to safety abroad, and Slava becomes a weapons instructor for ordinary people who have become unlikely soldiers. As the war intensifies, Andrey picks up his camera to film their story, and on tiny porcelain figurines, Anya and Slava capture their idyllic past, uncertain present, and hope for the future.
