My Babushka: Searching Ukrainian Identities

My Babushka: Searching Ukrainian Identities 2001 Directed by Barbara Hammer

This video documentary centers on the questions of civil liberties and cultural differences in a society beginning to open as one woman searches for her own ethnic roots, identity and family history in Ukraine. Issues of human rights, anti-Semitism, homophobia, feminism and a divided and economically-depressed country are encountered as Barbara Hammer, a feminist activist and pioneer of lesbian cinema, return to a “homeland” full of struggling as people search for a new post-glasnost identity.

Country USA

Production Country USA

Language English

Spoken Languages English , Ukrainian

Gneres Documentary , History

Production Company Barbara Hammer Productions

Release Date 1 January 2001

53 mins