A new TG4 documentary explores the challenges faced by Ukrainian refugees living in Ireland, including a group living on Tory Island.
Idir Dhá Bhaile – Ó Chív go Corcaigh, explores the lives of a father and daughter Leo & Nadia Dobrianska who have fled the invasion of their homeland.
The film recalls Nadia and her family’s emotional journey from Kyiv to Cork and delves into the uncertainty faced by refugees while war ravages their home country.
For Nadia Dobrianska, a fluent Irish speaker, the decision to settle in Ireland made sense; but it has not been without consequence. The family have suffered unimaginable loss at the hands of war and now find themselves torn between two countries.
Filmed over the course of their first two years in Ireland, the film sees Nadia and her father Leo as they grapple with their new life in Ireland, come to terms with what they have left behind in Ukraine, and try to imagine what their futures may look like in a world of uncertainty.
While filming we see Nadia visit Tory Island in Donegal where refugees talk about life on the Island and the hopes they have of returning to their homeland.
Director Sinéad Ingoldsby says: “Nadia and Leo’s deeply moving story gets behind the headlines to tell of the devastating effects of war and displacement on one family. In sharing their personal trauma, they demonstrate the resilience, generosity, and spirit of Ireland’s new Ukrainian community”.
Produced by Below the Radar TV, with support from Northern Ireland Screen’s Irish Language Broadcast Fund, Idir Dhá Bhaile – ó Chív go Corcaigh will broadcast on TG4 on September 25th at 9:30 pm.
