Private Project

Mustard in the gardens

Olena is going home, to the village in the ‘grey zone’ of Russian-Ukrainian war where she spent her childhood. In the garden, her brother has planted mustard to prevent weeds from getting into their neighbors’ garden. The girl lies down in the prickly grass and recalls how big and tasty the apricots, cherries, pears used to be...

  • Piotr Armianovski
    Director
    Me and Mariupol
  • Piotr Armianovski
    Producer
  • Olena Apchel
    Key Cast
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Гірчиця в садах
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    40 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    January 7, 2018
  • Country of Origin:
    Ukraine
  • Country of Filming:
    Ukraine
  • Language:
    Russian, Ukrainian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Docudays UA
    Kyiv
    Ukraine
    March 26, 2018
    Ukrainian Premiere
    Special Mention of International Jury; Andriy Matrosov Award from the Docudays UA organazing committee
Director Biography - Piotr Armianovski

Piotr Armianovski (Ukraine, 1985) is a performer and director. Gratuadate of Donetsk National Technical University He has studied and played in theatre "Zhuki", Janusz Bałdyga, Marina Abramović. Since the war conflict started in his home city Piotr focuses on documentary.

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Director Statement

For me the film "Mustard in the gardens" is an attempt to return home. We have a place where we were born, grew up, but often we are not living there anymore. And it seems that space can work like a time machine. And what's the difference between me then and now?

The main protagonist of the film, Olena, is an impressive person, a Ph.D. in art studies, a business woman, a theatrical director who worked in many countries. But in this film, she is the guide to personal memories of every viewer and spectator. At least I, as a director, hope for it. And I dream of filming a full-length film about Olena.