While 1991 Moscow is filled with rallies, barricades, and tanks, a Ukrainian summer school is living its own life.

Golden Leggings

A special focus on Ukrainian cinema, in partnership with the Odesa International Film Festival (OIFF), one of the best known film festivals occurring in Eastern Europe. This selection of films not only includes documentaries chronicling the ongoing war in Ukraine, but also narrative cinema from some of the country&#39;s most celebrated filmmakers. While OIFF has partnered with other festivals to showcase their National Competition films, including the Warsaw International Film Festival and Stockholm International Film Festival, this will be their first collaboration in the United States.  ﻿Anna Machukh, Executive Director of the Ukrainian Film Academy and General Director of the Odesa International Film Festival, is an advocate of how these partnerships can amplify the voices of the Ukrainian people and how films can be used as conversation starters to address diplomacy.

Ukrainian Cinema

Under the shadowy threat of war, a young girl awaits a call from her father.

Sunflower Field

A conflict arises between a young priest and his flock in a small Ukrainian village.

Lalibela

English

A post-trauma experience of a young woman and her daughter who were forced to leave Ukraine for Europe after the Russian invasion.

Are You OK?

While in space, a 1960s Ukrainian cosmonaut remembers his family, his childhood, and what led him there.

Separation

A woman residing in Ukraine during the early stages of the war tells her story.

Ukrainians in Exile

An experimental look at the PTSD endured by those fleeing the war in Ukraine.

Uprooted

Two Ukrainian sisters share what could be their last call only days after the Russian invasion of Ukraine has begun.

Call Me Anytime, I'm Not Leaving the House

A wonderfully animated film by students of Kyiv National IK Karpenko-Karyi University of Theater, Cinema and TV.

Cherry Orchard

A wonderfully animated film by students of Kyiv National IK Karpenko-Karyi University of Theater, Cinema and TV.

A member of Ukraine’s frontline defense forces exchanges text messages with his emerging girlfriend.

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A member of Ukraine’s frontline defense forces exchanges text messages with his emerging girlfriend.

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