Breadbasket of Europe

Story about the steal of unique Ukrainian soil - chornozem, by the Nazi's army during the Second World War is deeply rooted in the memory of the Ukrainian people. I heard it in the 3rd grade, but it stayed in my memory as a very strong image. But the fact is, that this story is a myth fabricated by the postwar Soviet Union propaganda. This myth still has the grain of truth and doing its job in creating a very strong image of Third Reich Lebensraum politics and a colonial view on Ukraine as a resourceful territory for the first world countries. In collaboration with AI I created a pseudo-documentary propagandistic reel made by some unknown Nazi director. Moreover, that AI generated film was only possible language to tell this story, I want to emphasize on the ability of AI to serve for totalitarian regimes and deep fakes.

Country(ies) of (co)production
Ukraine, Austria.

Sales Agent
Maksym Khodak

Main Contact:
Maksym Khodak

Involved Financial Partners or Funds
hufak

Director
Maksym Khodak

Release Date
Summer 2024

Genre
Pseudo-documentary

Duration
15:00

Creative Team

Maksym Khodak - director, producer
ChatGPT 3.5 - screenwriter
Runway Gen-2 - DOP

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