The video uses footage from the 1968 film by Yuriy Illenko.
Ukrainian artists Jerry Heil, Alyona Alyona, and German singer ela also released a music video for the joint track Kupala. It used footage from the film “Evening on Ivan Kupala”, which was filmed at the Dovzhenko film studio 50 years ago.
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Jerry Heil wrote on Instagram that the clip reflected the history of our culture.
“Now every work we create will bring to the world the idea of the genius of Ukrainian culture and music in particular. The uniqueness of its sound. And the values of world industry. We are already doing it! And a fit with ela, a German singer who sang a Ukrainian song in German — a magical beginning!”, the singer's message says.
“Evening at Ivan Kupala” – Yuri's feature film Ilyenka, which was filmed in 1968. It contains variations on the theme of the story of Mykola Gogol and Ukrainian folk tales.
The premiere of the clip took place on the eve of the Ivan Kupala holiday, which is celebrated in Ukraine on the night of July 7.
