Exhibitions, movies, a marathon — How to celebrate Ukrainian Independence Day around Ukraine
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Despite the full-scale invasion, Ukraine and Ukrainians will proudly celebrate Independence Day on Aug. 24.
It is especially symbolic to celebrate the day on which the country became independent while there is a war going on. Although there will be no official events to mark the most important day for the state, NV has prepared a selection of events that will take place on Aug. 24 in different cities across Ukraine.
NV stresses that the enemy is cruel and cynical. Therefore, when attending various events, do not ignore air raid alerts and, if it is declared, immediately proceed to the nearest shelter.
Run for the language race, Kyiv and whole world online
The goal of the race is to support fellow compatriots who are currently under occupation and cannot communicate in Ukrainian under the fear of death. As well as Ukrainians in the frontline areas who think it is too late to learn the language. Adults will be able to run 10 km, 5 km, and 1 km on the grounds of VDNH. At the same time, children will run 500 meters and 100 meters. You can also join online from anywhere in the world.
Exhibitions
Precision Love or the Third World War by Ihor Husiev, Odesa
The exhibition will feature the artist's works depicting the author's visions of the Russian terrorist attack on the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant. They are complemented by the vision of artificial intelligence. The exhibition will also include new drawings by Husiev from his diary World War III, which the artist creates on the covers of old books, changing or adding details using memes.
#nobody_is_an_island by Olya Mykhailyuk, Ivano-Frankivsk
Olya Mykhailiuk is a filmmaker, performer, and co-founder of the ArtPole agency, which creates multimedia projects, including this exhibition. She has created a series of journalistic texts Crimea is Ukraine and Donbas: It's All About Love, having lived in Crimea and Donbas during the years of occupation.
The exhibition #nobody_is_an_island is multimedia. It includes photos and texts depicting the author's own Crimea, audiovisual travels through Mariupol and the currently occupied part of Kherson Oblast, and interviews recorded recently in Kherson.
Kharkiv. Pain. Love. Resilience by Svitlana Holosna and Vasyl Holosnyi, Kharkiv
Svitlana Holosna and Vasyl Holosnyi are a Kharkiv-based couple, designer and photographer. The works remind us of what Kharkiv was like before the full-scale invasion and show that, although mutilated, the indomitable city is confidently waiting for victory.
Polina Rayko. Znykome (‘Obscene’), Kyiv
Polina Rayko is an art artist from the temporarily occupied town of Oleshky in Kherson Oblast. Her drawings are exhibited alongside the works of Maria Prymachenko and Kateryna Bilokur. The documentary project at the Ukrainian House is a reaction to the destruction of the artist's house-museum in Oleshky, which occurred because of the Russian attack on Ukraine’s Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant.
Art project HØLØDØMØR by Yulia Fedorovych, Kyiv
The street exhibition is a series of posters through which Fedorovych tells the story of the Holodomor in her own way, identifying the key preconditions, facts, and consequences of the 1930s tragedy, and presenting them in a new visual language. The latter reflects the synthesis that Ukrainian culture underwent in the 20th century: traditional elements of folk embroidery, alluded to in the posters, are woven into the general style of constructivism of the 1920s and 1930s. Each of the posters is also available in augmented reality, in which every fact of the past appears live.
Cosmogony of Senses, Lutsk
The largest exhibition of 2023, which will feature 300 Ukrainian artists. More than 500 art objects will be presented as part of this project. In times of war and the struggle for independence, a sense of unity, cultural identity, and artistic strength become especially important for any nation. When every day is a test for the national spirit, the exhibition Cosmogony of Senses is a manifestation of the creative unity of Ukrainian artists, their reflection on the events of today, and the search for new meanings.
Re/Vision, Odesa
An exhibition of contemporary posters for cult Ukrainian films. New posters for selected films from the TOP 100 Ukrainian films were created by famous Ukrainian artists, illustrators, and designers. The second PORUCH festival of contemporary culture will take place alongside Re/Vision during the weekend of Aug. 26-27 in the courtyard of the Odesa Fine Arts Museum. On Saturday and Sunday, a special program of film screenings will start at 7:00 p.m. In total, two films will be shown: Earth by Oleksandr Dovzhenko and The Eve of Ivan Kupalo by Yuriy Ilyenko.
Movies and concerts
Underground Film Club, Kyiv
A format where comedians humorously recount their favorite movies. This time, Yura Kolomiyets, Anton Tymoshenko, Oleksandr Kachura, Vitaliy Hordiyenko and Iryna Hil will discuss the film The Lost Letter.
LOVE 30SB, Kyiv
The charity event aims to meet the needs of the military at point zero. The goal is to raise UAH 300,000 ($8,130). So we invite everyone who wants to help the 30th Storm Brigade and bring the Victory closer.
The program includes first aid training, screening of the documentary ‘Warriors’, and a charity concert featuring Ukrainian artists like ROXOLANA, Yulia Yurina, Michelle Andrade, BURLA, Ulyana Royce, Nastya Baloh, Lyusya Kava, Dima Prokopov, DAYTON, NEBA, and GALETSKY.
OIFF 2023, Chernivtsi
In the face of a full-scale invasion, the organizers of the Odesa International Film Festival had to move the traditional screenings from the southern Ukrainian city to the west - to Chernivtsi. On Independence Day, you will be able to watch several films at once, including: Myrnyi 21, Dedication to Eva, My Carpathian Grandfather (Sky Umbrella), We Will Not Fade, The Jungle Beast, ShTTL, Sisters. Tickets cost UAH 50 to 100 ($1-2). Screenings take place from 10:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Independence Day movie, Ukrainian cinemas
Independence Day, a sincere documentary portrait of Ukraine and Ukrainians by Volodymyr Tykhyi, director of the feature films ‘Lethal Kittens’ and ‘The Gateway’, and one of the creators of the SV-Show with Verka Serdyuchka, is coming to the big screens.
The film depicts one Independence Day through the eyes of State Emergency Service of Ukraine employees responsible for sounding the alert in the capital, beach patrol officers from Odesa, an anti-tank system operator, a mortar battery, an Armed Forces assault pilot, a 14-year-old pub cleaner in Kharkiv, an artist from Kyiv, and a member of the Ukrainian parliament who was at the origin of Ukraine's independence. All these people create a fascinating mosaic of a day in the life of Ukraine.
Dovbush, Ukrainian cinemas
The Ukrainian historical adventure film Dovbush will also premiere on Independence Day.
At the beginning of the 18th century, the inhabitants of the Carpathians suffered from the unjust rule of the Polish gentry. The brothers Oleksa and Ivan Dovbush were among those who did not want to put up with injustice. However, their different understanding of what revenge should be like makes the brothers enemies. Amidst the cruelty of the world, the hypocrisy and greed of the gentry, and the loss of loved ones, Oleksa tries to be happy and win a blissful fate for his countrymen.
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