Acts of Imagination -- Description du film [en anglais] :
« A fundamental mystery overshadows the childhood memories of Katya (Stephanie Hayes) and Slawko (Billy Marchenski). Their parents were murdered in Ukraine and the details remain elusive. Now a young woman, Katya's consciousness is split between past and present, Ukraine and Canada, as she relives her mother's final days to uncover the truth. [...] Director and writer Carolyn Combs has crafted a thematically rich and complex narrative. The central question of the film—is one's history an act of imagination?—is taken out of a theoretical realm and actively explored by the characters. Combs's unvarnished and raw approach to the characters and their world results in an exceptional intimacy. »
-- Marguerite Pigott

Source :
Toronto International Film Festival [Programme], Toronto, Toronto International Film Festival, 2006. [en anglais] (p. 366)