In October, the Travelling Docudays UA will visit another area, Kirovohrad Region, where it will offer an extensive programme. Our tireless regional coordinators will hold more than 70 (!) festival events, visit educational institutions, youth spaces, and social and cultural centers in over 20 hromadas, as well as organize online screenings and discussions of documentary films accessible from anywhere in the country.

We’ve put together a brief digest of the open events for you:

27 October, 1:00 p.m.

Kropyvnytskyi. ​​Press conference of the 22nd Travelling Docudays UA by the festival’s co-organisers in the Kirovohrad Region: NGO Successful Interaction and NGO Territory of Success.

Location: Central Ukrainian Bureau of News, CBN.

31 October

10:00 a.m., online. Festival opening: screening of the documentary film Where’s My Body Armour? by Ukrainian director Daria Penkova, followed by a discussion with the filmmaker.

ZOOM event.

2:00 p.m., online. Screening and discussion of the documentary film Fiume o morte! by Croatian director Igor Bezinović.

ZOOM event.

1 November

Sofiivka, 10:00 a.m. Screening of the documentary film Sanatorium by Irish director Gar O’Rourke for the residents of the village, including internally displaced persons, followed by a discussion of the film.

Location: Sofiivka IDP Dormitory.

Rozdollia, 2:00 p.m. Screening and discussion of the documentary film How I Spent My Summer Holidays? by Ukrainian director Antonio Lukich.

Location: Rozdollia Village Club.

Kropyvnytskyi, 3:00 p.m. Screening and expert discussion of the documentary film Glass, My Unfulfilled Life by Dutch director Rogier Kappers.

Location: KOWO Creative Space.

Rozdollia, 3:00 p.m. Screening and discussion of the documentary film My Sweet Child by Dutch director Maarten de Schutter.

Location: Rozdollia Village Club.

2 November, 20:00, online

Screening and discussion of the documentary film The Last Song from Kabul by directors Kevin Macdonald and Ruhi Hamid.

ZOOM event.

3 November

10:00 a.m., online. Discussion of the documentary film Fiume o morte! by Igor Bezinović, which viewers have watched independently before the event.

ZOOM event.

Novoukrayinka, 2:00 p.m. Screening of the documentary film Glass, My Unfulfilled Life by Dutch director Rogier Kappers for young people, followed by a discussion.

Location: ZORIT Centre for Youth and Children’s Creativity.

Holubiyevychi, 2:00 p.m. Screening and discussion of the documentary film Inside, the Valley Sings by Irish director Nathan Fagan.

Location: Holubiyevychi Village Library Branch.

Kompaniyivka, 3:00 p.m. Screening and discussion of the documentary film My Sextortion Diary by Spanish director Patricia Franquesa.

Location: Central Public Library.

4 November

Kropyvnytskyi, 2:00 p.m. Screening and expert discussion of the documentary film My Sweet Child by director Maarten de Schutter.

Location: D. Chyzhevskyi Regional Universal Science Library.

Novoukrayinka, 2:00 p.m. Screening of the documentary film How I Spent My Summer Holidays? by Antonio Lukich for students, followed by a discussion.

Location: ZORIT Centre for Youth and Children’s Creativity.

Kompaniyivka, 2:00 p.m. Screening and discussion of the documentary film My Sweet Child by Maarten de Schutter.

Location: Youth Initiatives Studio Youth Centre.

5 November

Harmanivka, 11:00 a.m. Screening and discussion of the documentary film Sanatorium by Gar O’Rourke

Location: Harmanivka IDP Dormitory.

Harmanivka, 1:00 p.m. Screening and discussion of the documentary film My Sweet Child by Maarten de Schutter.

Location: Harmanivka Village Library Branch.

Novoukrayinka, 2:00 p.m. Screening and discussion of the documentary film How I Spent My Summer Holidays? by Antonio Lukich.

Location: Novoukrayinka Central Library.

6 November

Kompaniyivka, 2:00 p.m. Screening of the documentary film Where’s My Body Armour? by Ukrainian director Daria Penkova for school students, followed by a discussion of the film.

Location: Youth Initiatives Studio Youth Centre.

Novoukrayinka, 2:00 p.m. Screening of the documentary film How I Spent My Summer Holidays? by Antonio Lukich for school students, followed by a discussion of the film.

Location: Novoukrayinka Professional Lyceum.

7 November

10:00 a.m., online. Open dialogue on Participation as the Foundation of a Democratic Society. Together with experts, we will discuss public involvement in governance at the local level.

The discussion will feature:

• Inha Dudnik, human rights expert;

• Serhii Dyshlovyi, human rights advocate, history and law professor;

• Alla Oliinyk, Deputy Village Head of the Kompaniivka Territorial Hromada;

• Olekdandr Dudnik, Head of the IDP Council at the Kompaniivka Territorial Hromada.

ZOOM event.

Kompaniyivka, 2:00 p.m. Screening and discussion of the documentary film Glass, My Unfulfilled Life by Rogier Kappers.

Location: Central Public Library.

8 November, 10:00 a.m.

Screening and discussion of the documentary film A Land of Paper by Marion Boé, a French filmmaker.

ZOOM event.

9 November, 7:00 p.m.

Meeting with Kyrylo Nechmonia, producer of the documentary film How I Spent My Summer Holidays?, in the Q&A format.

ZOOM event.

10 November

Zelene, 10:00 a.m. Screening and discussion of the documentary film Sanatorium by Gar O’Rourke for the residents of the village, including internally displaced persons.

Location: Zelene IDP Dormitory.

Maryivka, 2:00 p.m. Screening and discussion of the documentary film My Sweet Child by Maarten de Schutter.

Location: Maryivka Village Library Branch.

11 November, 10:00 a.m., online

Festival closing: screening of the documentary film Sanatorium by Gar O’Rourke, followed by a meeting with the protagonist of the film. Summing up the Travelling Festival in the Kirovohrad Region.

ZOOM event.

Admission and participation are free. More information about the events, links to online screenings and discussions, as well as possible programme updates, can be found on the Facebook page of the Travelling Festival in the region or obtained from the regional coordinators. See you soon!

Contacts:

• Olena Mirkhaidarova, Regional Coordinator of the Travelling Docudays UA in the Kirovohrad Region from NGO Successful Interaction; email: [email protected], tel: +38 (050) 453-98-88;

• Maryna Zorina, Regional Coordinator of the Travelling Docudays UA in the Kirovohrad Region from NGO Territory of Success; email: [email protected], tel.: +38 (066) 907-10-21.

The 22nd Travelling Docudays UA is held with the financial support of the European Union, the Embassy of Sweden in Ukraine, and International Media Support. The opinions, conclusions or recommendations do not necessarily correspond to the views of the European Union, the governments or charities of these countries. Responsibility for the content of the publication lies solely on its authors.