The first Travelling Festival screenings this year will begin in Zaporizhzhia.

Two packed weeks of travelling around the city and region and more than thirty events: in person, online, as well as specialised screenings with discussions in schools, colleges, universities, extracurricular education institutions, and probation centres.

We are very proud of our partners in Zaporizhzhia, the Doloni Communication Centre NGO and the Cultprojector NGO, who have prepared such a rich and engaging programme of film screenings and human rights events in Zaporizhzhia, as well as in the villages of Novovasylivka and Solone. We are inspired by the resilience and enthusiasm of audiences in Zaporizhzhia, who continue to look forward to the Travelling Festival in their city even in difficult times.

We are announcing the Festival’s public events in the region. For security reasons, we are not including all the details of the events. Follow the latest schedule on the Travelling Docudays UA / Zaporizhzhia page, come to the screenings and discussions, and contact the regional organisers for information about event venues and starting times.

• 28 September
Press conference by the co-organisers of the Travelling Docudays UA in the Zaporizhzhia region: the Doloni Communication Centre NGO and the Cultprojektor NGO.

• 9 October, 5:00 p.m.
Opening of the Travelling Festival in Zaporizhzhia: a screening and discussion of The Blessed Ones by Ukrainian director Andrii Lysetskyi.
Location: Dovzhenko Cinema.

• 9 October
Opening of the Travelling Festival in Zaporizhzhia: a screening of the documentary Traces and the human rights discussion To Hear, Understand, and Support on society’s role in supporting survivors and the importance to society of documenting war crimes.
Location: Zaporizhia Regional Universal Science Library.
Registered participants will be informed about the time of the event via a Google form.

• 9 October
A Living Library meeting, Women Who Take Action: Stories of Resilience and Activism: a conversation with women from diverse professional, civic and personal backgrounds, united by a proactive stance and a willingness to act and support others in difficult circumstances.

Location: Zaporizhia Regional Universal Science Library.
Registered participants will be informed about the time of the event via a Google form.

• 10 October, 6:00 p.m.
Screening and discussion of the Swedish-Irish film Celtic Utopia, directed by Dennis Harvey and Lars Lovén.
Location: Dovzhenko Cinema.

• 11 October, 12:00 p.m.
The Flat cultural and educational event: conversations about human rights, including the rights to safety, dignity, housing, privacy and personal choice, as well as how these rights are exercised in the everyday lives of people who have been forced to leave their homes.
Location: Library of the Zaporizhzhia City Public Library System Municipal Institution

• 11 October, 6:00 p.m.
Screening and discussion of the film Homecoming by Ukrainian directors Roman Khimei and Yarema Malashchuk.
Location: Dovzhenko Cinema.

• 13 October, 6:00 p.m.
Screening and discussion of the film The Promise by Dutch director Daan Veldhuizen.
Location: Dovzhenko Cinema.

• 13 October, 1:00 p.m.
Screening and discussion of the film A Normal Life by Ukrainian director Mykola Nosok.
Location: Novovasylivka Village of the Pavlivka Village Council, Zaporizhzhia District.

• 14 October, 1:00 p.m.
A screening of the documentary Homecoming by Ukrainian directors Roman Khimei and Yarema Malashchuk, who filmed it in Zaporizhzhia. A meeting with the film’s protagonist, Yaroslav Adamov.
If the security situation does not allow the meeting to be held in person, the conversation will take place online.
Location: Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University, Academic Library.

• 14 October
Screening and discussion of the film Sequela by Ukrainian director Alla Mitiukova.
Location: Zaporizhia Regional Universal Science Library.

• 14 October
Coming Home. To Live, a human rights panel discussion on the return of military service members to civilian life after being wounded in action, and on veterans’ rights to a dignified life, recovery and access to the support they need.
Location: Zaporizhia Regional Universal Science Library.

• 15 October, 3:00 p.m.
The human rights discussion Who Are We? Identity and Human Rights on the influence of imperial and Soviet narratives on the formation of Ukrainian identity and the importance of rethinking history and reclaiming our own voices and cultural practices.
Location: Zaporizhia City Youth Centre.

• 15 October, 4:00 p.m.
Screening and discussion of the film Witnesses. Place of Birth by Ukrainian director Maryna Kronhlevska.
Location: Dovzhenko Cinema.

• 16 October, 4:00 p.m.
Screening and discussion of the film Traces by Ukrainian directors Alisa Kovalenko and Marysia Nikitiuk.
Location: Dovzhenko Cinema.

• 16 October
Screening of the film The Blessed Ones by Ukrainian director Andrii Lysetskyi, followed by a discussion with expert Mykhailo Mordovskyi, historian and Head of the Craft Museums of Zaporizhzhia.
Location: Zaporizhia Regional Universal Science Library.

• 17 October, 4:00 p.m.
Screening and discussion of the film Peace for Nina by Ukrainian director and journalist Zhanna Dovhych.
Location: Dovzhenko Cinema.

• 18 October, 4:00 p.m.
Screening and discussion of the film Apocalypse Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow and the Day After Tomorrow by Ukrainian director Anastasiia Bonadyha.
Location: Dovzhenko Cinema.

• 18 October, 4:00 p.m.
A Coffee with Human Rights Defenders human rights event.

An informal meeting with representatives of the Step NGO, which is implementing a legal and human rights support project. The discussion will focus on how citizens can protect their rights, engage with local institutions, and influence decisions in their community.
Location: Zaporizhia City Youth Centre.

• 18 October, 1:00 p.m.
Screening and discussion of the film A Normal Life by Ukrainian director Mykola Nosok.
Location: Library of the Zaporizhzhia City Public Library System Municipal Institution.

• 19 October, 4:00 p.m.
Screening and discussion of the film The Ferry Flows by Ukrainian director Zhora Papoyan.
Location: Dovzhenko Cinema.

• 20 October, 4:00 p.m.
Screening and discussion of the film Sequela by Ukrainian director Alla Mitiukova.
Location: Dovzhenko Cinema.

• 20 October
Screening and discussion of the film Homecoming by Ukrainian directors Roman Khimei and Yarema Malashchuk.
Location: Zaporizhia Regional Universal Science Library.

• 21 October, 4:00 p.m.
The human rights event You Cannot Play Yourself: Documentary Film and Human Rights as part of the Being Present information campaign.

A conversation about how documentary film captures the real experience of occupation, preserves memory, and helps people make sense of what they have been through.
Location: Zaporizhia City Youth Centre.

• 21 October
Screening and discussion of the film A Normal Life by Ukrainian director Mykola Nosok.
Location: Zaporizhia Regional Universal Science Library.

• 21 October, 1:00 p.m.
Screening and discussion of the film A Normal Life by Ukrainian director Mykola Nosok.
Location: Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University, Academic Library.

• 22 October
Screening and discussion of the film Apocalypse Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow and the Day After Tomorrow by Ukrainian director Anastasiia Bonadyha.
Location: Zaporizhia Regional Universal Science Library.

• 22 October, 4:00 p.m.
Screening and discussion of the film A Normal Life by Ukrainian director Mykola Nosok.
Location: Dovzhenko Cinema.

• 22 October
The human rights discussion How Can We Hold on to Meaning When the World around Us Is Changing? about the resources that help people cope with the consequences of war, including community and civil society support for veterans.
Location: Zaporizhia Regional Universal Science Library.

• 22 October, 4:00 p.m.
Frame by Frame: A Collage of Impressions.

The closing event of the Travelling Festival in Zaporizhzhia, where participants will jointly reflect on everything they have seen and heard during the Festival through images, words and impressions relating to human rights, identity and the power of real stories.
Location: Zaporizhia City Youth Centre.

• 23 October, 4:00 p.m.
Screening and discussion of the film The Illusion of a Quiet Night by Ukrainian director Olha Chernykh.
Location: Dovzhenko Cinema.

Please note that the programme may be subject to change due to the security situation. Up-to-date information and full event details can be tracked on the Travelling Docudays UA / Zaporizhzhia page or obtained directly from the regional coordinators.

Admission to all events is free.

Contacts: 

Larysa Holovko, Coordinator of the Travelling Docudays UA in the Zaporizhzhia Region for the Doloni Communication Centre NGO, email: [email protected], tel.: +38 (098) 835-51-97;

Svitlana Mamai, Coordinator of the Travelling Docudays UA in the Zaporizhzhia Region for the Cultprojector NGO, email: [email protected], tel.: +38 (096) 025-82-54; Viktoriia Veres, Head of the organisation, email: [email protected], tel.: +38 (096) 338-54-64.