Uploaded April 2019 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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The Poppy & The Sunflower is an intimate story of discovery for Kelsey Oluk, a young Canadian who has always wondered about her Polish ancestry. She asks why does her grandma say she’s Ukrainian when her great aunt says she’s Polish? On this personal journey, she learns of her ancestors’ escape from a Siberian Labor Camp and the complexities of the ever changing borders in Eastern Europe.

Director - Camilla Hall
Producers - Camilla Hall, Kelsey Oluk
Cinematographer - Adriel Gonzalez
Editor - Kathryn Robson