Ryder Film Series: ‘The Distant Barking of Dogs’

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.