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The Distant Barking of Dogs

Year
2017
Country
Denmark, Finland, Sweden
Duration
86’
Director
Simon Lereng Wilmont

The film follows 10-year-old Oleh, whose life has been turned upside down by the ongoing war in East Ukraine. Oleh lives with his beloved grandmother Oleksandra in a small house in a village on the frontline. Most people have left the village, but Oleh and Oleksandra love their life together there, and want to stay on and take care of each other. But life is becoming more and more difficult and the war does not seem to end.

CREW:
Director: Simon Lereng Wilmont
Producer: Monica Weston
Cinematographer: Simon Lereng Wilmont
Editor: Michael Aaglund
Sound: Peter Albrechtsen, Heikki Kossi, Pietu Korhonen
Production
Final Cut For Real, Monica Weston, +4535436043, [email protected]
Sales:
Cinephil – Philippa Kowarsky Production Ltd., Philippa Kowarsky, +97235664129, [email protected]
Director
Simon Lereng Wilmont

Simon Lereng Wilmont graduated as a documentary film director from the National Film School of Denmark in 2009. He holds a BA in Japanese. His film Above the Ground, Beneath the Sky won Best Short at Vision du Réel, Dormitory Master won the Gold Panda award at the Sichuan TV Festival. His first feature documentary, Travelling with Mr. T, was co-directed with Andreas Dalsgaard and nominated for a Nordic Dox Award. Wilmont has also directed the documentaries Chikara – The Sumo Wrestler’s Son, which was screened at a number of international festivals, and The Distant Barking of Dogs, which was selected for competition at IDFA.

 

Selected Filmography

Selected: Ramona's Journey (2004), Above the Ground, Beneath the Sky (2008), Dormitory Master (2009), Travelling with Mr. T (2012), Chikara – The Sumo Wrestler’s Son (2014)

Hall «GEGEMON»
Zhovten cinema
Kostiantynivska St, 26
Q&A with director
Original language with English and Ukrainian subtitles
22 INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL
 6 — 13 
June 2025
The Border Fence
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The Border Fence
Year
2018
Country
Austria
Director
Nikolaus Geyrhalter
Duration
112’
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The Coach
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The Coach
Year
2019
Country
USA
Director
Olga Abramchyk
Duration
68’
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