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The Orange Chronicles, 2006.  

Original title: Orange Chronicles
Copyright: Damian Kolodiy, 2006.
Format: narrative documentary
Carrier: DVD
Color: color
Length: 98 minutes (director’s cut), 64 minutes (TV version)
Original language: Ukrainian or with English language voice-over and subtitles.
English subtitles: yes

Film crew
Director and Producer: Damian Kolodiy
Script writer and editor: Peter Zielyk
Cinematographer: Damian Kolodiy

Synopsis
The Orange Chronicles focuses on the passionate people who filled the streets of Kyiv during the Presidential Elections of 2004 to protest the poisoning of their candidate Viktor Yushchenko, an unjust election and the corrupt government that created it. Narrated by the filmmaker, The Orange Chronicles documents operations and sentiments on the ground during the lead up to the elections, and provides a clear understanding of the dramatic confrontations and high stakes of that time. It also explores what motivated the people to activate, as well as the emotional conflicts among a bitterly divided populace. Lessons about the power of organized activism can be applied the world over to successful opposition against electoral corruption.

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