My Babushka: Searching Ukrainian Identities

This video documentary centers on the questions of civil liberties and cultural differences in a society beginning to open as one woman searches for her own ethnic roots, identity and family history in Ukraine. Issues of human rights, anti-Semitism, homophobia, feminism and a divided and economically-depressed country are encountered as Barbara Hammer, a feminist activist and pioneer of lesbian cinema, return to a “homeland” full of struggling as people search for a new post-glasnost identity.

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

History,

Documentary

Duration:

53 minutes

Year:

2001

Director:

Barbara Hammer

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Company:

Barbara Hammer Productions

Cast:

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Crew:

Editor

Director

Producer

Camera Operator

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