PITTSBURGH – The Ukrainian Community of Western Pennsylvania (UCOWPA) in conjunction with the Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies (REEES) at the University of Pittsburgh, presented another in its series of Ukrainian Film Festivals on September 21 and September 28 in the auditorium of the Henry Clay Frick Fine Arts Building.
The audience was welcomed by Bohdan Czmola, Ukrainian Film Festival coordinator for UCOWPA. He explained that from 72 titles, 12 were viewed by the committee and four films were selected for presentation. “Donbass,” directed by Sergey Loznitsa (2018) and “Breaking Point: The War for Democracy in Ukraine,” co-directed by Mark Jonathan Harris and Oles Sanin (2017) were shown on September 21. “The Guide,” directed by Oles Sanin (2014) and “Ukrainian Sheriffs,” directed by Roman Bondarchuk (2016) were shown on September 28. Each film is in color and has English subtitles.