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DN EP 112: Flowers Don’t Grow Here – Shira Pinson
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Despite a firm warning against embarking on a debut feature amongst the homeless children of Kiev, when you don’t speak the language and have little to no knowledge of the area or characters involved, from the journalist whose article provided the original inspiration, Shira Pinson forged ahead to create her documentary Flowers Don’t Grow Here. She joins us to discuss how she overcame these obstacles to become a trusted confidant and bring truth to the stories of these forgotten casualties of the shift from Communism to Capitalism.
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Flowers Don’t Grow Here
Clarity Productions
One World Student Film Bursaries
London Film School
UNICEF
Sony DSR PD-150
Sony DSR570
Thessaloniki Film Festival
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I loved learning about other cultures when I studied Anthropology. I think she was “very” brave to film this and I am interested in watching it.