Community Screening at Ukrainian Institute of America
Screening of Baba Babee Skazala [Grandmother Told Grandmother] followed by Director Q&A
Looking forward to seeing you there!
Community Screening at Manor College
Reception & Screening of Baba Babee Skazala [Grandmother Told Grandmother] followed by Director Q&A
FREE EVENT! Looking forward to seeing you there!
Community Screening at UACCNJ
Screening of Baba Babee Skazala [Grandmother Told Grandmother] followed by Director Q&A
Looking forward to seeing you there!
Community Screening at Ukrainian Cultural Center, Somerset NJ
Screening followed by Q&A with filmmaker Matej Silecky. Join us for coffee and bagels at 12 noon. Suggested donation $15. Info: (732)356-0132 or info@ukrhec.org.
Akcenty: A Unique Film About World War 2 through the Eyes of her Children
“A unique film about World War II through the eyes of her children: a masterpiece that everyone should see will be brought to Ukraine.
This is a truly unique project.”
~Max Tone, Akcenty UA
Second World through the eyes of her children: a new American film about Ukrainians
Article from BBC Ukraine
"Boy, who are we going to shoot today - Germans or Russians?" asks a Soviet officer at 5-year-old Bohdan, holding out his gun to his parents' eyes. The year 1944 is coming and the life of the family is literally in the hands of the child.
~ Margarita Malyukova
Premiere Screening - Fall 2018 New Jersey Film Festival
The World & New Jersey Premiere of
Baba Babee Skazala [Grandmother Told Grandmother]
Followed by a Q&A Session with Director, Matej Silecky
New Jersey Film Festival
EXCITING NEWS! Baba Babee Skazala [Grandmother Told Grandmother] has been selected for Official Competition in the 36th New Jersey Film Festival Fall 2018!
TresA Interview with Matej Silecky
“Matej took time out of his busy schedule to tell us how he found appearing on Dancing on Ice, what he does in his spare time and more about his documentary.”
~from TresA Magazine
PC: : Amina Ford
Rough Cut Screening
We'll be screening the 1st rough cut of Baba Babee Skazala [Grandmother Told Grandmother] this afternoon, followed by discussion of the film. Each participant will be asked to provide their written comments and suggestions.
We're excited to get your input!
NOTE: This photo is from the exhibition Prints and Paintings by Bohdan Borzemsky: Retrospective, currently on display at The Ukrainian Museum, New York City. We highly recommend a visit to the museum!
Baba Babee Skazala Receives Support from UCFP
We’re excited to share that the Ukrainian Community Foundation of Philadelphia has provided a grant to support the production of Baba Babee Skazala
Interview on Криниця (Krynytsya)- The Well Podcast
Check out our Director's Matej Silecky's interview about Baba Babee Skazala on Michael Buryk's podcast Krynytsya!
SOUNDCLOUD PODCAST
"An August 11, 2017 interview with Matej Silecky, director and producer at Kitsune Tale Productions. He is producing a documentary film called, "Baba Babee Skazala" (Grandmother Told Grandmother). It is the story of post-World-War-II Ukrainian emigres to the U.S. who were displaced persons in Europe. www.babababeeskazala.com
Please contact Mike Buryk at michael.buryk@verizon.net for any additional information.
Copyright (c) 2017 by Michael J. Buryk. All Rights Reserved"
Editing
After months of transcriptions and logging, we've started the editing process. We are continuing to work with New Doc Editing and Editor, Will Lehman. We are so excited they are part of Baba Babee Skazala!
Filming, Music & Animation Work in Ukraine
Traveling to Ukraine for work on animation & music - filmmaking & post-production!
Podcast Recording for "Krynytsya (The Well)"
Interviewing with Michael Buryk for the new podcast series, "Krynytsya (The Well)."
Presentation at Carpe Diem Club
Check out this event at the Carpe Diem Club to learn more about Baba Babee Skazala! Of you aren't in the area, but would like more information about a presentation to your group or club, just CONTACT US via the form here.
Baba Babee Skazala in a Ukrainian Weekly Article about DP Camps
The article provides an important perspective on why understanding the history of World War II and the DP Camp experience is relevant today.
Bring On the Story Consultant!
Our team continues to film interviews for the archives at the Ukrainian Museum Archives, Cleveland, Ohio. However, we know that sharing these experiences with a broader audience will be better achieved through film and digital media projects. After searching, we jumped in to working with Karen Everett of New Doc Editing. Karen was an instructor at UC Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism, which has a well-regarded documentary program, so it was a natural fit for our Director, Matej Silecky. Karen's fresh perspective and spot-on scheduling is a great asset to Baba Babee Skazala!
Ukrainian Festival, Whippany, New Jersey
Matej Silecky & Marta Lewko are filming the Iskra Dance Ensemble today at the Ukrainian Festival, Ukrainian Cultural Center, Whippany, New Jersey. Lots of fun - head out there & support a great organization!
A Busy Week in Cleveland, Ohio
Matej Silecky & Evan Yee continued on to Cleveland, Ohio and the surrounding areas, including Parma, Ohio - the Ukrainian Village. Our time in the Cleveland area was jam-packed with interviews, location filming, visits with old friends and a fabulous opportunity to review materials at the Ukrainian Museum-Archives and interview their resident scholar, Andrew Fedynsky. We are very grateful for the support & assistance being provided by the Ukrainian Museum-Archives, and definitely recommend you visit it if you are in the area. You won't be disappointed! Many thanks also to Matej's Babcia for helping with local logistics.
After this hectic week & summer of travel, Evan returned to LA & Matej returned to NJ for the first time in months. It is time to organize our footage & plan filming for the next group of interviews.
Return to Denver
Matej Silecky & Evan Yee returned to Denver, to reunite with interviewees & supporters there. The goal: to learn about collecting mushrooms first hand, while it was in season - an activity learned in Ukraine, continued in Germany & in the United States. While we were working, this activity made for a fun couple of days & we learned so much! Thank yous go out to the Figlus family for making this an awesome adventure!