Oleh Chorny
film director, screenwriter, and media artist. A graduate of Karpenko Karyi Institute (1985, course of V.Denysenko, M.Mashchenko) majoring in “film making and TV-series making.” Member of the National Union of Film Makers of Ukraine, member of the Ukrainian Academy and the Nomadic University for Art, Philosophy and Enterprise in Europe. The short feature films he made, art videos, short and full-length documentaries have been multiple times presented at various festivals in Ukraine and internationally, as well as awarded.
Amateur film is a phenomenon directly related to the technology of small-format shooting. It dates back to the end of the 19th century, but it acquired a mass character in the middle and second half of the 20th century. For many, filmmaking has become a means of creative self-expression, a tool for remembering and capturing important events in life, as well as an opportunity for leisure and interaction between people. Kilometers of film shot by amateur filmmakers still remain unreviewed due to the decline of technology and the private nature of filming. The legacy of amateur filmmakers is a huge layer of visual sources that witnessed the past from the perspective of a...