This Saturday, 10 Ukrainian short films about wartime reality will be shown at Lusófona University in Lisbon.These films explore themes of humanism and the impact of war on nature.
The films are available for viewing at the Fernando Lopes University cinema hall at noon. The screening is open not only to students but also to everyone interested. This presentation is one of the events within the Believe in Ukraine campaign, organized by the Klych artistic community, dedicated to February 24th. The program is curated by community member Anastasiia Kyrii. All films have English subtitles.
The program conveys the Ukrainian wartime experience with an artistic interpretation. It includes several animated films, such as Anna Dudko’s Mokosh, dedicated to women who suffered sexual harassment. Mariia Felenko’s short film Mother tells the story of the war’s beginning, while Anastasiia Kyrii’s My Beloved, Gray-haired explores how the human body absorbs the war experience.
One of the films is a story by UAnimals’ videographer Kateryna Krokha titled “How I celebrated the day of the russian language in Kherson.” After the Kakhovka dam was detonated by russians, Kateryna went to Kherson with her UAnimals colleagues who helped evacuate animals and people from flooded areas. There, she documented acts of russian-caused ecocide.
“Screenings like this are very important for people who haven’t been in Ukraine physically,” says Anastasiia Maksymchuk, the organizer of international events for UAnimals. “These films give people an understanding of how Ukrainians experience the war, how they fight, how they find strength, and their new reality. Cinema is also the best medium for empathy.”
Anastasiia Maksymchuk will give a speech on how the conflict affects Ukraine’s nature.
Let’s reflect on the experience of the war through art and find out more about what is happening in Ukraine!
Image: “How I celebrated the day of the russian language in Kherson”, Kateryna Krokha
