DCP | 2020 | Alina Gorlova | Ukraine/Germany/Latvia/Qatar | 103 minutes | Black & White | Ukrainian, Russian, Kurdish, Arabic with English Subtitles
Winner of the IDFA Award for Best First Appearance, This Rain Will Never Stop is a visually stunning, black-and-white documentary by Ukrainian director Alina Gorlova. With extraordinary cinematography and poetic pacing, the film follows a young Kurdish-Ukrainian man as he moves between war zones, from Syria to Ukraine. Through his journey, the film weaves personal and collective trauma into a powerful reflection on the universality of war, offering a rare perspective shaped by the intersection of two distinct but deeply connected conflicts.
The screening will be preceded by the short film: BABUSHKA / GRANDMA (3min)
Event is presented by the Yale Ukrainian Program • Ukraine House • Slavic Department • Razom for Ukraine • The Edward J. and Dorothy Clarke Kempf Memorial Fund • Yale MacMillan Center • Program in Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies • Whitney Humanities Center • Yale Film & Media Studies • Yale Film Society