Pripyat, Chernobyl (part 2 of 2)

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A short film by Irish artist Nicky Larkin, shot in Pripyat, in the Chernobyl exclusion zone.
The city of Pripyat was once considered the finest place to live in the whole of the Soviet Union. A thoroughly modern city, it was built in 1970 to house the workers of the new Chernobyl nuclear power plant and their families, and was once a happy home to 50,000 people. In the aftermath of the accident in Chernobyl in April 1986, the residents of Pripyat were instructed to pack one suitcase and told they would be returning in three days. One thousand buses were drafted in from all across the Soviet Union to take the residents of Pripyat out of their now highly contaminated homes. They never returned. 21 years later Pripyat stands empty, a ghost town deep within the Chernobyl exclusion zone, the last remaining Soviet city. This haunting experimental film by Irish artist Nicky Larkin takes you inside Pripyat and examines the relationship between time, nature and culture, in a city that will never be lived in again.

Selected for The European Media Art Festival 2008, Osnabruck, Germany (www.emaf.de)
Shot in September 2007
Running Time - 16 minutes
(Due to youtube limitations, it has been neccessary to split Pripyat into two parts. If you wish to see the unsplit original version with stereo sound, visit www.myspace.com/nickylarkin)

Nicky Larkin has a solo show in The Belltable Arts Centre, Limerick, in October 2008, where he will create large-scale multi-screen video and sound installations based on his visit to Pripyat.

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Pripyat, Chernobyl (part 2 of 2)

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  • Yes. There are many ...

    Yes. There are many official tours. Check out Solo East travel agency.

    By WojciechSz [Affiliate User] 1207928295 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • are you sure it's ...

    are you sure it's safe to tour that city since it's been abandoned due to radioactivity?

    By rsgrcg [Affiliate User] 1204728476 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • The screams that ...

    The screams that you heard were actually wild dogs or the soundof wind whistling through the old buildings. The city itself is screaming.

    By SeanGE [Affiliate User] 1204668718 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Hauntingly ...

    Hauntingly beautiful, thankyou.

    By tobyricketts [Affiliate User] 1204591728 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • An estimate of ...

    An estimate of approximately 5,000 people in Ukraine and Russia died of radiation related sickness. During the span of the day of the explosion and the day after, 26 people in Pripyat died and dozened were severely burned by radiation.

    By vastakxt [Affiliate User] 1204537124 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Good stuff. Good ...

    Good stuff. Good job on your film. :)

    By SolarEXtract [Affiliate User] 1204460812 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • absolutely ...

    absolutely fantastic film. i would really like visit chernobyl myself too.

    By tommica [Affiliate User] 1204455944 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • that squirel at 4: ...

    that squirel at 4:25 really scared me. i didnt expect that.
    awesome work! i would love to go someday.

    By rottenpeaches [Affiliate User] 1204454941 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Depends on which ...

    Depends on which section and how long. The remaining Chernobyl reactors were generating power until 2000 when the last one was shut down. I am fairly certain there are workers there now still monitoring the site as long as nuclear fuel remains. They rotate work shifts to limit the radiation exposure.

    By dgenem [Affiliate User] 1204400714 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • was there any ...

    was there any survivers?

    By MatsIversen [Affiliate User] 1204299242 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • gosh, reminds me of ...

    gosh, reminds me of the game and movie, Silent Hill. I'm just waiting for all the monsters to jump out and the sirens to go off

    By soundedgrace [Affiliate User] 1204272753 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • i read what ...

    i read what cplasgaunas just said,but did cal of duty 4 use your images for their game?

    By dougle125 [Affiliate User] 1204215823 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • at 3:24 there is ...

    at 3:24 there is voice and at 3:26 there is like a scream what is that?

    By VThokies819 [Affiliate User] 1204201472 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • U can go there, but ...

    U can go there, but only a short period of time, otherwise u get to much radiation.

    By Spaceqowboy [Affiliate User] 1204117664 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Everybody speaks ...

    Everybody speaks here of call of duty 4. This images aren't a game and I think in STALKER, maybe no with the awesome graphics of call of duty 4, but they did very well the city

    By cplasgaunas1 [Affiliate User] 1204106055 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • I don't like the ...

    I don't like the story of call of duty 4 but I the atmosfere was awesome

    By cplasgaunas1 [Affiliate User] 1204105910 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • I assume that some ...

    I assume that some of the damage that we see was caused by looters and vandals, other than Time? And that the same goes for people's possesions left behind during the evacuation? (Given that people were allowed only one suitcase each.)

    By charlestuart [Affiliate User] 1204066396 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • it's kinda weird ...

    it's kinda weird how well call of duty 4 recreated it.

    By NotreDameKills [Affiliate User] 1204064218 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • is it possible to ...

    is it possible to go to the Chernobyl NPP?
    or is the radiation levels still to high for humans? just asking.

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  • Awesome short film, ...

    Awesome short film, amazing shots, really using the rule of thirds, playing with foreeground & background, lighting & shadows. I love the blacks with the audio playing, nice touch. Life and death together.

    By methodicalryan [Affiliate User] 1204055523 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Now thats where you ...

    Now thats where you should store nucluer waste. Any terrorist who tries to steel it, will just die

    By garethegreat [Affiliate User] 1204033294 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • good work of art ...

    good work of art also these buildings and structures are exactly teh same as the things in chernobyl in call of duty 4 this is madness that building with the letters that building with the curved bit and all of the flats this is some awsome stuff thnx for puttin it on

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  • A lonely painting ...

    A lonely painting of a dead man who struck fear into the hearts of his servants, forever staring. Waiting for someone to return.
    Excellent video, its been a while since i've seen something as striking as this. Excellent work.
    50,000 people used to live here, now its a ghost town.
    I liked your comment "the last remaining Soviet city" a testament to the fact that no matter how hard you try you can't erase hostory.

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  • i theres no one ...

    i theres no one living there is it still abandoned

    By xskatex23 [Affiliate User] 1204015327 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • depressing

    depressing

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