Yanochka

In Paris, the dancer and actress Yana Maizal stages dance performances telling stories of political refugees. Born in Leningrad in the 1960s, she emigrated to Canada with her family to escape the Soviet regime and the gulag. Now, Yana uses her experience to work with others who have escaped from war. By organizing workshops that have their roots in flamenco and theatre, she works with survivors to poetically weave together the threads of their stories. The memory of her own exile is outlined through these artistic encounters.

Yanochka is a film that is inhabited by the memory of a journey that evolves over a lifetime, one that leaves an everlasting imprint.

Nata a Leningrado negli anni ’60, Yana è emigrata in Canada con la sua famiglia per sfuggire al regime sovietico e al gulag. Danzatrice ed attrice a Parigi, oggi organizza dei laboratori di espressione e flamenco con rifugiati politici. La memoria del suo proprio esilio emerge faticosamente da questi incontri e le storie di migrazioni passate e presenti si mescolano in un contesto artistico e di creazione.