The beginning of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. People suspended in time and space, faced with an uncertain here and now, decide to abandon what is most precious to them and get into a dusty van with foreign registration plates without thinking. The car travels thousands of kilometres, fulfilling various functions: a waiting room, a hospital, a shelter, and above all a space for confessions and confessions, which naturally begin to be shared by fellow travellers by chance. “In the Rearview — From Where to Where” is a collective portrait composed of the experiences of people who have one goal: to find a safe haven. In the van, their temporary asylum, differences in gender, age, skin colour, physical ability, origin, identity, views or faith are eliminated. In Ukrainian, “from where” (zvidky) and “where to” (kudy) are also routine questions asked when trying to break through the numerous checkpoints located throughout Ukraine. The war in Ukraine is still going on. People are still moving “from where” (zvidky) and “where to” (kudy).
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