THE UKRAINIAN FILM FESTIVAL IN EDMONTON
12-14 APRIL 2024
20 Days in Mariupol (2023)
Do You Love Me? (2023)
In the Rearview (2023)
Homeward (2019)
We Will Not Fade Away (2023)
Luxembourg, Luxembourg (2022)
20 Days in Mariupol (2023)
Do You Love Me? (2023)
In the Rearview (2023)
Homeward (2019)
We Will Not Fade Away (2023)
Luxembourg, Luxembourg (2022)
ABOUT
The Ukrainian Film Festival in Edmonton (UFFE) will present a selection of contemporary Ukrainian films that have been acclaimed by world critics and have won various international awards. Over the course of three days, festival-goers will have the opportunity to watch the brightest representatives of Ukrainian cinema in recent years and taste what the world of contemporary Ukrainian cinema has to offer.
The UFFE is co-organized by the Alberta Society for the Advancement of Ukrainian Studies and by the Contemporary Ukraine Studies Program at the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies, University of Alberta, in cooperation with the Ukrainian Resource and Development Centre at MacEwan University and the financial support from the Government of Alberta.
The UFFE will be held at the Metro Cinema, one of Edmonton’s most venerable and beloved movie theatres.
LOCATION
Metro Cinema at the Garneau Theatre
The Metro Cinema is housed in the historic Garneau Theatre - the oldest cinema hall in Edmonton, known for its long history and independent film screenings. This year it will host a Ukrainian Film Festival in Edmonton for the second time.
SCHEDULE
12 April 2024
2024 Academy Award Winner for Best Documentary Feature Film
20 Days in Mariupol (2023)
Film by Mstyslav Chernov
An AP team of Ukrainian journalists trapped in the besieged city of Mariupol struggles to continue its work documenting atrocities of the Russian invasion. As the only international reporters who remain in the city, they capture what later become defining images of the war: dying children, mass graves, the bombing of a maternity hospital, and more.
Screening: 6:00 pm SOLD OUT
12 April 2024
Do You Love Me? (2023)
Film by Tonya Noyabrova
Kira is living her life in teenage confidence that the world revolves around her. Born and raised in the latter years of Soviet Ukraine, she sees her life as predictable and clear. But that doesn't last long.
Screening: 9:00 pm
12 April 2024
13 April 2024
In the Rearview (2023)
With exclusive Q&A with film producer, Anna Palenchuk
A small van traverses war-torn roads, picking up Ukrainians as they abandon their homes at the front. Shuttling them across the battered landscape into exile, the van becomes a fragile refuge, a zone for its passengers' confidences.
Screening: 3:00pm
13 April 2024
Homeward (2019)
Crimean Tatar: Evge
Film by Nariman Aliev
A father and son from a Crimean Tatar family transport the body of their deceased older son and brother from Kyiv to bury him in Crimea.
Screening: 7:00pm
13 April 2024
14 April 2024
We Will Not Fade Away (2023)
With exclusive Q&A with film director, Alisa Kovalenko
For five teenagers living in the conflict-ridden Donbas region of Ukraine, a Himalayan expedition provides a brief escape from reality. A portrait of a generation that, in spite of everything, is able to recognize and celebrate the fragile beauty of life.
Screening: 1:00 pm
14 April 2024
Luxembourg, Luxembourg (2022)
Film by Antonio Lukich
Mykola and Vasya go in search of their father, who left them when they were children, after they come to know that he is dying in Luxembourg. Kolya considers him a hero, while Vasya thinks he is a scoundrel.
Screening: 7:00 pm
14 April 2024
2024 Academy Award Winner for Best Documentary Feature Film
20 Days in Mariupol (2023)
Film by Mstyslav Chernov
An AP team of Ukrainian journalists trapped in the besieged city of Mariupol struggles to continue its work documenting atrocities of the Russian invasion. As the only international reporters who remain in the city, they capture what later become defining images of the war: dying children, mass graves, the bombing of a maternity hospital, and more.
Screening: 9:30pm
13 April 2024
