Closing the Season: Join Us at Zatyshno Space for the Final Screenings of Films from the Dovzhenko Center ArchiveWhat stories have moved you lately?
Perhaps the ones where you recognize familiar faces, your own experiences, or echoes of a time that reminds us what it means to feel alive.
Throughout the year, we gathered at Zatyshno Space, a community space run by East SOS, to explore Ukrainian cinema from different eras – films that were forgotten, silenced, or simply inaccessible to a wide audience – and to find reflections of ourselves within them.
Together, we created a cinematic environment across six cities – Cherkasy, Vinnytsia, Kropyvnytskyi, Zaporizhzhia, Mykolaiv, and Kharkiv – a place to rest, reflect, and connect with stories that each viewer experienced in their own way.
From July to October, more than 200 people attended screenings at Zatyshno Space. The audience discovered everything from whimsical plasticine animation of the 1970s–1980s to dramas exploring confusion, courage, and the inner journeys of Ukrainians during the turbulent 1990s.
“The animated film Rokirovka resonated deeply with the audience – its message remains relevant even today. Discussing what we watched helped us reflect on our own choices and think about responsibility,” shared Tetiana Bilio, Case Manager of the Space in Vinnytsia.
Our film club has grown into a space for open conversations about freedom, vulnerability, inner strength, and the right to speak out against injustice – themes that resonated most deeply with audiences after the screenings.
“I enjoy attending screenings at Zatyshno Space because they bring back parts of the past that were once forbidden and allow me to speak openly about discrimination, especially against women,” shared Valentyna Bezdeniezhna, a visitor of the Mykolaiv Space.
As we approach the end of this film season, we invite you to the final screenings of 2025:
November – Zakhar Berkut (1971)
November 22 – Mykolaiv;
November 28 – Vinnytsia;
November 29 – Zaporizhzhia.
December – Chasing Two Hares (1961)
(Dates to be announced)
Stay updated on upcoming screenings by subscribing to the Zatyshno Space Channel.
Admission is free. Each screening is followed by a discussion where participants can share their impressions, reflections, and emotions.
Follow announcements from the Dovzhenko Center and East SOS.
The spaces in Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, and Mykolaiv are part of the project “Protection and Necessary Psychosocial Support for War-Affected Frontline Residents” supported by the German Federal Foreign Office. The Space in Vinnytsia provides assistance with the support of the Fondation de France Solidarity Program with Ukraine.
