Our Docudays UA Film Club continues as part of the Mriya International Film Festival
And we warmly invite you to a special screening of documentaries produced by Suspilne!
Four films — four powerful stories about memory, cultural heritage, resistance, and identity.
- Rue de la Loi 89, Brussels
- 19.09.2025 at 16:00
- Free entry
- Each screening will be followed by an open discussion with the audience & the authors
Come for the films — stay for the discussion.
We watch together.
We reflect together.
We preserve together.
What remains after an entire community disappears?Once a thriving German colony in western Ukraine, Augustdorf vanished following deportations in 1939. This film traces the place’s transformation and the erased multicultural past of the region.
Topics: deportation, memory, colonial legacy
Can we preserve architecture that once educated generations?The Lokhvytsia Zemstvo schools in Poltava region — masterpieces of Ukrainian modernism — are now largely in ruins. This film highlights grassroots efforts to save them and the cultural value they hold.
Topics: cultural preservation, architecture, community activism
What if being free meant being cast out?This film tells the story of Paraska Plytka-Horytsvit — arrested at 17, rejected by her community and family, and yet she kept creating: hundreds of paintings and icons, thousands of photographs, over 500 handmade books.A portrait of a woman who chose her own path — and in doing so, challenged traditional roles in society.
Topics: feminism, creativity, self-expression against the odds
What does a living tradition sound like?This film introduces *Herdan*, a theater group from Chernivtsi preserving ancient Ukrainian songs, costumes, and rituals. Today, new generations carry the legacy forward, especially as cultural roots gain new meaning during the full-scale war.
Topics: heritage, theater, culture as resistance
The whole world was turned upside down in February of 2022. Everyone heard about Ukraine. We could not stand aside and decided to offer our help by organizing the Mriya International Film Festival. The purpose of our event is to provide support to humanitarian organizations in Ukraine while popularizing important films and bringing together artists for a common cause. We are collecting fiction films and documentaries to support those who need it most today. Join us and make Ukrainian’s victory closer.
