DIARY OF A BRIDE OF CHRIST Marta Smerechynska Contemporary Ukraine from a less known angle – shot inside a monastery where the director searches for reasons why her young sister and her peers leave families to become nuns. This intimate personal film explores the...
FREEDOM ON FIRE Evgeny Afineevsky Narrated by Oscar-winning Helen Mirren and directed by Academy Award nominee Evgeny Afineevsky, this is the sweeping look at a humanitarian crisis, the horrible realities of war and the spirit of unity even amid Ukraine’s darkest...
Ukraine works in progress Next to the films of the Close Up Ukraine program section, we are also presenting three Ukrainian works in progress, all directed by female authors. The aim is to bring them one step forward in their process, to give them visibility, and...
