On January 8, 2012 our Father Bartminski was awarded the Fr. Roman Indrzejczyk award by the the Polish Council of Christians and Jews. The prize was granted for his life-long work to promote dialogue and advocate for respect, openness and tolerance between religions. Father Bartminski is the first recipient of this award that was established in memory of Father Indrzejczyk, a prominent priest who was famous for his friendly and open attitude towards all people of good will and who tragically died in the 2010 plane crash near Smolensk. … Read more

This year has been good. Since we started with a series of public showings, we were able to premiere the film in the US  with screenings in DC, Baltimore and Bethesda, we then took the film to NYC, Toronto, Calgary, Cambridge, Chicago and a five-city tour in Ukraine. So we decided to close 2011 with one final showing in Bethesda’s Landmark Cinema where there was the largest crowd the last time around and even a sizable group of people who could not get into the sold-out showing. … Read more

We have finally found a cure for post-princess depression (see previous blog entry). We went to Chicago. Arriving to the wind city, we were swept away by the energy and efficiency of an amazing group of people who came together to organize a series of screenings as well as a panel discussion.

Have you heard of Vera Eliashevsky? Well, you should. … Read more

We are back in the US and are finding it extremely hard to go back to real life. Is there such a word as “Ukraine-sick”? If not, there should be. On that same note, if someone knows of a treatment for “post-princess depression syndrome”, we would appreciate you letting us know. Our Ukrainian team took such good care of us that it’s been really hard to recover from that unforgettable experience. … Read more

Our last screening – for this tour at least – took place in Odesa. We arrived to the Southern port city by the early morning train and we were scheduled to have a screening at the Ukrainian Club of Odesa at 2pm.  We knew that this last screening was going to be with a smaller but more focused audience. Today, in modern Odesa, Ukrainians are a minority after Russians and Jews and relations between the different groups and communities can be very tense. … Read more

The screening in Chernivtsi (Southwestern Ukraine, right on the border with Romania) was added to our schedule at the last minute and because of that, we didn’t have very high expectations in terms of a turnout. We went there nonetheless thinking that it would be fine if we had a good discussion with 30 people afterwards.

The drive from Lviv to Chernivtsi takes about 6 hours, so we had to get going by 5 a.m. … Read more

We started our series of screenings in Ukraine on Tuesday. So far we have had showings in Kyiv, Kharkiv and Lviv. All three showings had a great turnout and were followed by very interesting – and sometimes heated – discussions.

What was particularly striking for us was the fact that even though the screenings took place in three cities that are historically and culturally very different, a lot of the same themes were brought up during the discussion. … Read more

Our 2nd day in Cambridge was quite busy. We started off with what is apparently a required Cambridge activity: punting on the river along 7 of the major Colleges. Not only do you get to enjoy the beautiful view of the colleges and gardens, but you also get to hear about the various anecdotes related to the colleges and their famous students. … Read more

We arrived to London this morning. We will be having a screening and a discussion tomorrow, Saturday, at the University of Cambridge. The screening promises to be very interesting, it will take place at a local independent cinema called Cambridge Art Picturehouse and it looks like it has been sold out for the past three days and admissions are now only on a waiting list basis. … Read more

ПРЕС-АНОНС
З 15 по 21 листопада 2011 року у Києві, Харкові, Львові, Чернівцях і Одесі відбудеться показ документального фільму “Три історії Галичини” української режисери Ольги Онишко та ліванської режисери Сари Фаргат, а також загальне обговорення актуальних тем, порушених у стрічці за участю представників студентської молоді, етнічних спільнот, громадських діячів, місцевої влади та ін.
Стрічка паказує три людські долі у вирі подій Другої Світової війни на Галичині: українську, єврейську та польську. … Read more