We invite you to a screening at Folkets Bio Umeå of the documentary film Soviet Barbara, the Story of Ragnar Kjartansson in Moscow. The screening is arranged in collaboration with Vita kuben Norrlandsoperan and is followed by a conversation with Lusine Djanyan from Pussy Riot. The film is directed by Gaukur Úlfarsson.

About the film: In the documentary film Soviet Barbara, the Story of Ragnar Kjartansson in Moscow, we follow the Icelandic artist Ragnar Kjartansson during the construction of a project at a newly opened art museum in Moscow. The art project aims to re-create 100 episodes of the TV soap opera Santa Barbara in Russian together with a film crew. The original Tv series reached incredible viewing figures in the post-Soviet period. The idea is for him to produce one episode a day at the lavish new museum owned by one of Russia’s richest oligarchs. But when Russia attacks Ukraine, Kjartansson finds himself in a moral dilemma. Soviet Barbara is an immersive documentary film that portrays the complications that can arise when launching an exhibition – in the midst of turbulent geopolitical times.