Author: Alla Demura

Alla Demura, Postgraduate student at the Department of Film Studies, I.K. Karpenko-Karyi Kyiv National University of Theatre, Cinema and Television, Kyiv alla.demura@gmail.com

The unspeakable in cinema. The art of representing trauma and its impact on audience perception

Alla DemuraVol 27 No 1 (2025)

Alla Demura I.K. Karpenko-Karyi Kyiv National University of Theatre, Cinema and Television, Kyiv.ORCID ID 0000-0002-5409-0836 DOI: https://doi.org/10.37627/2311-9489-27-2025-1.70-87 Keywords: representation of trauma, collective memory, silence, Ukrainian cinema, narrative, symbol, director, actor, emotional impact of the film, documentary testimony. Abstract. The article analyzes cinematographic strategies for representing traumatic experience and their impact on the viewer. The focus…Continue reading The unspeakable in cinema. The art of representing trauma and its impact on audience perception