White Cliffs of Vinnytsia
SYNOPSIS
SINOPSE
Khimprom was once among the largest fertilizer producers in the Soviet Union. The chemical plant went bankrupt, leaving a toxic legacy in its wake. A phosphogypsum stack, known locally as the “White Mountain,” stands as the silent guardian to an obscured industrial past, while simultaneously offering refuge to an emerging ecosystem of thriving urban wildlife. The White Cliffs of Vinnytsia unravels hidden histories of agricultural chemical production and the unexpected natures that emerge from post-industrial landscapes.
BIOGRAPHY
BIOGRAFIA
Karolina Uskakovych (b. 1998, Ukraine) is a multidisciplinary filmmaker, designer, and artist whose work explores the intersections of environment, culture, and theory. She holds a master’s degree in Nonlinear Narrative from the Royal Academy of Art, The Hague, and currently works as a research associate at the University of Nottingham. She is a member of the Digital Ecologies Research Group and a co-founder of the Ukrainian Environmental Humanities Network, an interdisciplinary space for academics, practitioners, and artists interested in decolonial approaches to environmental research and practice in Ukraine.
Official Competition
East Doc
Karolina Uskakovych
Ukraine
2026
DOC.
23'23
EN/PT
