Ten-year-old Oleg lives in Eastern Ukraine on the front line of the war. He lives with his beloved grandmother, Alexandra, in the small village of Hnutove. Having no other place to go, Oleg and Alexandra stay and watch as others leave the village. Life becomes increasingly difficult with each passing day, and the war offers no end in sight. In this now half-deserted village where Oleg and Alexandra are the only true constants in each other’s lives. Distant Barking portrays how a child’s universal struggle to discover what the world is about grows interlaced with all the dangers and challenges the war presents.
Written and Directed by Simon Lareng Wilmont (90 min)
Co-presented by the IU Russian and East European Institute and the Ukranian Students Association
Friday April 19
The Heiresses – 7pm IU Fine Arts Theater
Saturday, April 20
The Heiresses – 4pm – IU Fine Arts Theater
The Distant Barking of Dogs – 5:45 IU Fine Arts Theater
American Animals – 7:30 IU Fine Arts Theater
Sunday, April 21 at Bear’s Place
The Distant Barking of Dogs – 3pm
The Heiresses – 5pm
American Animals – 7:30