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Escape from Ukraine – a roller coaster ride of emotions, “Rendez-vous”: The resolution: “I want to live instead of waiting.”, Episode 6/6

Prize-winner 2023
CIVIS AUDIO AWARD – Short Programmes

Author:	Roman Fillinger
Editorial:	Ivana Pribakovic
Producer:	Philipp Fontana

Series, Swiss Radio and Television

Content
The series depicts the refugee fate of 26-year-old Olga Miroshnik and her family, who fled the war in eastern Ukraine. It is a story of mixed emotions: relief and shame, guilt and anger, the desire to arrive and homesickness. The 6th episode deals with the difficulty to achieve your goals in volatile conditions. Olga’s relationship with Ruslan also suffers. She wants a life that is more than just waiting.

Excerpt from the jury’s statement
“The author patiently and empathetically builds up a basis of trust with the protagonists and thus allows the listeners emotional access to their fate. You begin to understand how the experience of war and flight leads to a lack of perspective and insecurity and thus prevents life planning.”

flight    home    integration and cultural diversity