Travelling Docudays UA Event Digest for our viewers!

Travelling Docudays UA Event Digest for our viewers!

12 October 2023

We are bringing you the highlights of this year's Travelling Docudays UA in Poltava region, Lviv, Norway, and Ireland. Here is the overview of the screenings, exhibitions, and discussions.

 

Travelling in the Poltava region:

October 17, Poltava: Opening ceremonies, screening “Second Wind” by Maksym Lukashov and an exhibition presentation by Violetta Maishuk, a Belarusian artist, volunteer, and human rights activist at the Human Rights Education House in Chernihiv. 

 

A still from “Second Wind”

 

October 18, Krasna Luka: “Three Women” by Maksym Melnyk. 

October 19, Poltava: “Ptitsa” by. Alina Maksymenko with audio description; online meeting with the director. 

October 24, Poltava: screening “Guests from Kharkiv” by Halyna Lavrinets; “Second Wind” by Maksym Lukashov; “Under the Wing of a Night” by Lesia Diak; online meeting with the protagonist of “Guests from Kharkiv” and her husband. 

October 24, Karlivka: training for “Inclusive Education & Inclusive Society. Progress. Access. Prospects”; screening “Oasis” by Justine Martin. 

October 25, Poltava: “Unconquered Kherson” (Vhoru Media Platform).

 

October 26, Karlivka: “Ptitsa” by Alina Maksymenko; online meeting with the director.  October 29, Poltava: Closing ceremonies: “Three Women” by Maksym Melnyk with an online meeting with the director.

Travelling in Norway:

October 21, Norway, Bodø: “Ptitsa” by. Alina Maksymenko.

Travelling in Ireland:

October 28, Ireland, Kilkenny: “Young Plato” by Neasa Ní Chianáin and Declan McGrath, followed by a Q&A with the director. October 29, Poltava: closing ceremonies, “Three Women” by Maksym Melnyk, with an online meeting with the director. 

 

A still from “Young Plato”

 

For those who plan ahead, a trip to Lviv in November:

November 10: Opening ceremonies, “King Lear: How We Looked for Love During the War” by Dmytro Hreshko, followed by a Q&A with the director. 

 

November 12: “89 Days” by Pavlo Dorohoi, followed by a Q&A with the director. 

 

November 15: “Young Plato” by Neasa Ní Chianáin and Declan McGrath. 

 

November 17: “Seeds of Hunger: Ukraine 1933” by Guillaume Ribot, with an online meeting with the director.

 

The Travelling Docudays UA will also visit Boryspil on October 24, but due to security reasons, we will share the announcement next Thursday.

 

For more details about the events, please visit our Facebook pages for Poltava and the region (including Ireland and Norway) and Lviv.

 

See you there!

 

The 20th Travelling Docudays UA is supported by the Embassy of Sweden in Ukraine, the Embassy of Switzerland in Ukraine, and the US Embassy in Ukraine. Opinions, conclusions, or recommendations do not necessarily reflect the views of the governments, charities, or companies of these countries. The content of this publication is the sole responsibility of its authors. 

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