Film 'Zaporozhets za Dunayem' this Saturday at 7

[Max Pyziur]

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Max Pyziur
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FILM
Zaporozhets za Dunayem

(Zaporozhets Beyond the Danube,
also known as Cossacks in Exile
and Cossacks Across the Danube)

Saturday, September 26, 7 p.m.

The Ukrainian Museum
222 East 6th Street
(between 2nd & 3rd Avenues)
New York, NY 10003

Tickets:
$15 general admission
$10 members and seniors
$5 students
Reservations: 212.228.0110
info at ukrainianmuseum.org

Subway: #6 to Astor Place; R/W to 8th St.
Bus: M15 to 8th (limited stop) or 6th St. (local);
M101, M102, M103 to 7th St.

Don't miss the opportunity to see this storied film, a screen adaptation
of the first Ukrainian opera, composed by Semen Hulak-Artemovsky in 1863.

Zaporozhets za Dunayem (Zaporozhets Beyond the Danube, also known as
Cossacks in Exile and Cossacks Across the Danube) tells the story of the
freedom-loving Cossacks who survived the destruction of the Zaporozhian
Host by the Muscovite troops of Catherine the Great and subsequently moved
into Ottoman territory, where they established a military settlement, or
Sich, on the Danube River. Far from their beloved Ukraine, they dream of
returning home. The film is a blend of comedy, melodrama, and an abundance
of iconic Ukrainian songs.

The making of the film is a story in itself. In fact, the film owes its
existence to the dedication and determination of Ukrainian immigrants who,
scattered around North America in the 1930s, mobilized to raise money for
its production. Zaporozhets za Dunayem was shot on a huge set in New
Jersey built expressly for the purpose, with the visionary film producer
and celebrated champion of Ukrainian culture and folk dance Vasyl
Avramenko recruiting the film director Edgar Ulmer to direct the film.

Zaporozhets za Dunayem (1938, b/w, 52 minutes; in Ukrainian with English
subtitles) will be introduced by Dr. Yuri Shevchuk of Columbia University;
the university's Ukrainian Film Club is the co-organizer of the film
screening. Dr. Shevchuk will also lead a post-screening discussion of the
film, which will be followed by a reception.

The Ukrainian Museum, 222 East 6th Street, New York, NY 10003
T: 212.228.0110 · F: 212.228.1947
info at ukrainianmuseum.org · www.ukrainianmuseum.org

The Ukrainian Museum was founded in 1976 by the Ukrainian National Women's
League of America.
The Museum's operations are funded in part by the New York State Council
on the Arts, a state agency.
The Ukrainian Museum's film series and programs are funded in part by the
New York City Department of Cultural Affairs

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