A region that preserves the history of the Travelling Festival, nurtures memory, and transforms it into the future by growing the Docudays UA Park — we continue our journey across the Ternopil Region! In the coming weeks, we will hold more than forty film screenings, human rights, and special events in Ternopil itself as well as in Kremenets, Berezhany, Dubivtsi, Vyshnivets, and six other towns and villages across the region.

We’ve prepared a digest of public screenings and discussions from another regional festival partner: the Ternopil Youth NGO Men’s Adaptation Center. Save it so you don’t miss anything!

10 November, 2:00 p.m.

Dubivtsi. Community clean-up in the Docudays UA Park. We’ll do some pre-winter tidying, dig around and mulch the trees, and plant new ones.

Location: Docudays UA Park.

12 November, 12:00 p.m.

Berezhany. Screening of the documentary Where’s My Body Armor? by Ukrainian director Daria Penkova and a discussion on protecting the rights of military personnel.

Location: Berezhany Castle.

14 November, 1:00 p.m.

Ternopil. Screening of the documentary Where’s My Body Armor? followed by a meeting with its director, Daria Penkova. We’ll talk about the protection of military personnel’s rights, the existing system, and our responsibility.

Location: Maxim Restaurant Complex.

15 November

Ternopil, 11:00 a.m. — Screening of the documentary Sanatorium by Irish director Gar O’Rourke, followed by a discussion on the subject of recovery during wartime.

1:00 p.m. — Screening of the documentary Fiume O Morte! by Croatian director Igor Bezinović, followed by a discussion on the power of documentary filmmaking and the importance of knowing one’s history.

3:00 p.m. — Screening of the documentary My Sweet Child by director Maarten de Schutter from the Netherlands, followed by a discussion. We’ll talk about how Russia has been destroying the lives of not only Ukrainians but also citizens of European countries long before the full-scale invasion in 2022.

5:00 p.m. — Screening of the documentary How I Spent My Summer Holidays? by Ukrainian director Antonio Lukich and a discussion dedicated to the issue of supporting children in challenging times.

6:00 p.m. — Screening of the documentary Where’s My Body Armor? by director Daria Penkova and a discussion on protecting the rights of military personnel.

Location: Maxim Restaurant Complex.

16 November

Ternopil, 11:00 a.m. — Screening of the documentary Glass, My Unfulfilled Life, followed by the discussion How Can I Change the Country?, dedicated to how Ukrainians practice participatory democracy, engaging in the life of the state every day, not only during elections, and finding ways to influence change.

1:00 p.m. — Screening of the documentary A Land of Paper by French director Marion Boé, followed by a discussion on the subject of bureaucracy, how it affects the protection of human rights, and what changes are needed in the system.

3:00 p.m. — Screening of the documentary My Sextortion Diary by Spanish director Patricia Franquesa and an expert discussion on the topic of sexual violence online. We’ll talk about online risks, how to prevent and counter them, and the existing protection mechanisms.

5:00 p.m. — ​​Screening of the documentary Inside, the Valley Sings by Irish director Nathan Fagan, followed by a discussion dedicated to the topic of solitary confinement and the importance of human connection.

7:00 p.m. — Screening of the documentary Last Song from Kabul by directors Kevin Macdonald and Ruhi Hamid, followed by a discussion on losing one’s home but rediscovering the meanings of life.

Location: Maxim Restaurant Complex.

17 November, 11:00 a.m. 

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

Location: Central City Library.

19 November, 12:00 p.m.

Kremenets. Opening of the Travelling Docudays UA Foundation exhibition. Handover of documents and photographs from the 2024 Travelling Festival to the local museum and presentation of this year’s festival.

Location: Kremenets Local History Museum.

21 November, 11:00 a.m.

Ternopil. Special festival event: Roundtable on Political Prisoners of Belarus. Together with Volodymyr Khanas, regional coordinator of the Travelling Festival in the Ternopil Region, and Belarusian journalists and human rights defenders Andrei Miadzvedzeu and Tatsiana Hatsura-Yavorska, we’ll discuss the real human rights situation in Belarus and the political prisoners who have been sentenced for their assistance to Ukraine in its war against Russia — sometimes even for imagined assistance.

Location: Museum of the National Liberation Struggle.

24 November

Lanivtsi, 11:00 a.m. — Screening of the documentary Last Song from Kabul by directors Kevin Macdonald and Ruhi Hamid, followed by the discussion on How Can I Change the Country? dedicated to the subject of participatory democracy.

Location: The Yelovytskis Culture Centre.

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

Location: Zbarazh City Council Public Library.

25 November

Special festival event. Presentation of the book Living Despite Everything: Women’s Stories About the War in 2014 and 2022. In it, 11 authors of different ages and professions share their personal traumatic experiences of war: life under Russian occupation, the loss of loved ones, property, and health, captivity, conflict-related sexual and gender-based violence, and more — as well as what sustained them in those moments and helps them keep going. Co-authors Maryna Suprun and Stalina Chubenko will join the presentation.

10:00 a.m. — Kremenets, Kremenets Local History Museum;

12:00 p.m. — Vyshnivets, Vyshnivets Lyceum;

2:00 p.m. — Zbarazh, Zbarazh City Council Public Library;

4:00 p.m. — Lanivtsi, The Yelovytskis Culture Centre.

26 November

Ternopil. Special festival event. Presentation of the book Living Despite Everything: Women’s Stories About the War in 2014 and 2022 featuring co-authors Maryna Suprun and Stalina Chubenko.

10:00 a.m. — Central City Library;

2:00 p.m. — State Archive of the Ternopil Region.

6:00 p.m. — Special festival event. Literary evening dedicated to remembrance. We will create a space to express pain through creativity and share personal stories of experiencing the war.

Локація: Na Poshti, Creative & Gastro Cluster.

27 November, 6:00 p.m.

Shliakhtyntsi. Special festival event. Presentation of the book Living Despite Everything: Women’s Stories About the War in 2014 and 2022 featuring co-authors Maryna Suprun and Stalina Chubenko.

Location: Shliakhtyntsi House of Culture.

28 November

Special festival event. Presentation of the book Living Despite Everything: Women’s Stories About the War in 2014 and 2022 featuring co-authors Maryna Suprun and Stalina Chubenko.

12:00 p.m. — Chortkiv, ArtGarage;

4:00 p.m. — Zalishchyky, Zalishchyky Hospital.

We live in challenging times, so please note that the program is subject to change. You can follow announcements, updates, and event highlights on the partner Facebook page of the Travelling Docudays UA in the Ternopil Region. Current information and details can also be obtained from the festival organizers in the region.

Join us for unforgettable days of documentary cinema! Admission to all events is free.

Contacts: Volodymyr Khanas, regional coordinator of the Travelling Docudays UA in the Ternopil Region; email: [email protected], tel.: +38 (096) 210-40-76.

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.