My Favorite War has been submitted to compete for the 2021 Oscar nomination for Best Animated Feature Film. An animated documentary, My Favorite War tells the director’s personal story of growing up in the Cold War-era USSR. From her early childhood playing at war on her grandfather’s farm, and then being faced with the horror of real war threats at school, Ilze lives in a clash between the Soviet reality and propaganda denying what people are actually experiencing. Moreover, she also finds out how opposing the beliefs are of the people she loves most. An exciting coming-of-age story about finding one’s own identity, truth and loyalty, the film looks at the choices a girl had to make from a very young age, before getting wiser and finding the courage to speak out.

“We were touched by this memoir that is part of a bigger story. It gives a vivid feeling for a young girl growing up and evolving in a small Latvian town during the Soviet occupation. My Favorite War teaches the global value of freedom and demonstrates how a very personal story can be of universal interest.”. - Annecy jury, 2020

Norway / Latvia, 2020; directed by Ilze Burkovska-Jacobsen.
82 min. In English/Latvian/Russian with English subtitles.

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When: Thursday, January 21, 8 am EST to Sunday, January 24 11:59 PST - available for online viewing via the platform virtual.goelevent.com or via your Roku or Apple TV device using the Elevent TV channel.

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