简介：ThetitleofAndriyDonchyk'sfeaturefilmOxygenStarvationoffersafittingmetaphorforwhathappenedtoUkrainianfilm-makingafterthecollapseoftheUSSR.Contrarytowidespreadexpectations,freedomfromSovietoppressiondidnotusherinarenaissanceinUkraine.Themomentumoftotalitarianismpersistedinallspheresoflifeandtooknewforms.Despitetheabolitionofcensorship,theglaringabsenceofcreativeachievementincreasinglylookedlikeaparalysisofthemind.ManyrushedtodeclareUkrainiancinemabrain-dead,incapableofexistingunderfreemarketconditions.Thepicturehoweverwasmuchmorecomplexthanappearsatfirstglance.…