Song for Masha (2021)

Short film by Nikola Lutz

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Since the imprisonment of her fellow musician Mascha Kalesnikava, Nikola Lutz has been actively involved in her liberation. Contacts were made with the Belarusian protest movement and the musicians of the band V.I.A. BelaSol, with whom Nikola Lutz played the song "Тры Чарапахі / Try čarapachi / The Three Turtles" at a rally in summer 2020. The live recording of this and other recordings from the same rally form the feed for Song for Masha.

According to an old Belarusian legend, the world is carried by three turtles. This ancient belief is part of the cultural identity of Belarusians. The song "Тры Чарапахі / The Three Turtles" by the Belarusian band N.R.M. is based on this legend, which connects the legend with the current living environment. A politically motivated text change by the musician Lavon Volski made the song a symbol of the Belarusian protest movement and can still be heard at every rally today.

Song for Masha is a birthday present to Masha Kalesnikava, combined with the wish for her and all other political prisoners to be released.

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