The Berlin Movie Competition right now introduced that Sean Penn will debut the documentary he shot in Ukraine with Volodymyr Zelenskyy at Berlin subsequent month.
The doc is titled Superpower and paperwork Ukraine and President Zelenskyy firstly of Russia’s invasion. Penn shares a co-director credit score with Aaron Kaufman.
Introducing the doc, Berlin Creative Director Carlo Chatrian stated: “It is a documentary movie performed underneath very troublesome circumstances, however additionally it is a movie that tells the function of artwork and artists in troublesome occasions.”
Chatrian added that the movie options footage of Penn in Ukraine in November 2021, filming with Zelenskyy, in addition to footage of the actor/filmmaker within the nation’s capital Kyiv when Russia’s invasion started.
The pageant additionally shared a picture from the doc, which options Penn and Zelenskyy in dialogue.
Sean Penn, Volodymyr Zelensky in Superpower © 2022. THE PEOPLE’S SERVANT, LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Experiences about Penn’s actions in Ukraine made headlines late final yr when the two-time Oscar winner was pictured at a press briefing held by the Ukrainian authorities in Kyiv. In a brief video posted to social media accounts, Penn was additionally seen gifting one among his Oscar trophies to Zelenskyy.
“It’s only a symbolic foolish factor, but when I do know that is right here then I’ll really feel higher and powerful sufficient for the fights,” Penn informed Zelenskyy within the video posted by the Ukrainian President. “While you win, convey it again to Malibu, as a result of I’ll really feel significantly better figuring out there’s a bit of me right here.”
Zelenskyy in return gave Penn the Order of Advantage honor “for his honest assist and important contribution to the popularization of Ukraine on the planet.”
Penn beforehand visited Ukraine in November 2021 to analysis for the movie. Penn finally left Ukraine for security causes.
Superpower will display as a part of the Berlinale Particular Gala sequence. The screening will likely be one of many headline occasions at Berlin, which this yr falls on the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion. The pageant is internet hosting a number of occasions to mark the anniversary and present assist for Ukrainian filmmakers.
These occasions embrace a delegated panel at Berlin’s European Movie Market centered on financing choices for Ukrainian audio-visual content material. The EFM can be handing free market and pageant accreditations to Ukrainian filmmakers. Round 50 Ukrainian business professionals are set to journey to the pageant.
The pageant may also display 9 Ukrainian movies throughout all its sections, together with a brand new pic from Vitaly Mansky and Yevhen Titarenko titled Jap Entrance, which debuts as a part of the Encounters sidebar.
