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Saturday, February 7

EU Film Festival: Kyiv Theater, Island of Hope (Ukraine/France)
Double Feature: Voices of Hope from Ukraine
Time:
6:00 pm
Location:
University of Pittsburgh, 121 David Lawrence Hall
Streaming Link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jh_nzhDf4SI
Sponsored by:
Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, European Studies Center and European Union Center of Excellence
Cost:
Free
Contact:
Ingrid Gomez-O'Toole
Contact Phone:
4126488517
Contact Email:
ing7@pitt.edu
https://www.global.pitt.edu/esc/events/2026-european-union-film-festival

Final Day of the 2026 EU Film Festival: Democracy, Community and [Space] Aliens!

First Film:
Teen Angst
Ukraine
2025
Director: Inga Pylypchuk
Documentary, 37 MIN
Nine young Ukrainian women document life in a war zone with honesty, humor, fear, and resilience. Their collaborative desktop film captures what coming-of-age looks like when the world is on fire.

2nd Film: Kyiv Theater, Island of Hope
France/Ukraine
2024
Director: Duccio Bellugi-Vannuccini & Thomas Briat
Documentary, 110 MIN

A legendary French theater director brings a workshop to wartime Kyiv, igniting a creative refuge amid destruction. The film celebrates the power of performance and the unshakeable spirit of Ukrainian artists.