Why Now?
In the USSR we were told: the USA — is a strategic enemy. There
were weird ideas to surround US by artificial islands with nuclear weapons. But
despite this — people fled across the ocean! In the years of independence we
heard that America organized the Orange Revolution, and in 2013 — the
Revolution of Dignity! The further, the more interesting. "Russian
World" came in Ukraine, including the fight against the USA, as though,
Obama started the confrontation in Donbas. But we — are the one people and only
together we can build common future! It turns out people do not want illusion
"Russian World", do not want to keep body and soul together, do not
want "feed the whole Ukraine"! They wish to feed yourself corny and
faced with a choice: stay or go? — analyzing Volodymyr Mula, author of the
American Dream movie.
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Having behind with me a handful of questions, I collected all my
savings and in fact with a cold in hand I went overseas. To show the real state
of affairs in the United States through the eyes of sincere and frank Ukrainian
and immigrants from the CIS, that at one time had a difficult choice and left
their homeland in search of a better life. Life, which had to start over.
Living in an entirely different world — with an entirely new laws and other
rules. Living without charities and donations, without total dependence and
total fear, living within your means.
American Dream - a documentary movie by Volodymyr Mula
The number of emigrants from the Soviet Union and post-soviet European
countries to the United States became critical in the 90’s. During 15 years
almost a million people from the USSR moved across the ocean. For the USA this
number of immigrants from their strategic enemy became a real problem. The
Americans demanded the Congress to change the legislation. But the
constitution, signed by Benjamin Franklin, is based on democratic values and
freedom. In the immigrant country all immigrants are a priori equal.
In the West from the very beginning the USSR was considered as Russia and
therefore the fugitives from there were all called “Russians”.
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Jews, Moldovans, Gypsies, Armenians– in
immigration the representatives of minority groups become Russians even faster
than at home. Russian language is an unconscious rope that binds people. The
only counterweight to Russian community in the Northern America are Ukrainians
with their household Ukrainian language.
Challenge
This film is a trip of Ukrainian journalist in a cabin of trucker, his
compatriot. 11 American states. Two oceans, two borders. 10 000 km of
roads. 350 gigabytes of footage. About a hundred thoughts and dreams of people
with different color of skin and color of soul.
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Prerelease:
Prerelease of the movie held in Ukraine and USA.
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American Dream. Continuation
Ukraine leads the world in the number of immigrants. 10 million
people from New Zealand to Greenland live in all corners of the globe. And
this — ¼ of the population of Ukraine.
The consciousness of the Ukrainian nation like no other, sensitive
to all the processes of change of public opinion in the world.
70% of Ukrainians never left their region. This data indicate how
closed Ukrainians are and indicate their perception isolation. Therefore, we
hope, 1/5 Ukrainians living abroad will encourage the rest of the population to
change. Namely — to give impetus to the development of civil society from lower
levels to up.
On examples of 10 peoples, we will show different paths of
self-realization in different conditions and different fields of life.
Moreover, we will prove that they are submitting to the same fundamental
principles of society.
For this, we plan to come to North America and spend a month there
shooting in early 2016.
Dreams
The first episode of the film was
realized almost without money, but with friends. It was a volunteer
project. Feeling society query on this project, we decided to make the
second episode of the movie - full documentary film in chronicle style with dramaturgic time-line of heroes.
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Taking as an example Ukrainians who accept
new challenges for a country, we implemented the second part of the film
in the US. We want
to bring the simple truth – to achieve the result Ukrainians need to do
reform and change. Do not be afraid of new challenges and obstacles.
Especially now, in the new Ukraine.
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