*Kinofest* NYC film festival

[Natalia Pylypiuk]

KINOFEST NYC FILM FESTIVAL

Thursday, February 25th to Sunday, February 28th, at
The Ukrainian Museum
222 East Sixth Street
(between 2nd & 3rd Avenues)
New York, New York 10003

Program details:    http://www.kinofestnyc.com/program.html

Kinofest NYC celebrates the best in emerging cinema from Ukraine and  
other
post-Soviet bloc countries, and brings New Yorkers an intriguing look at
independent film and filmmakers emerging from the memory of the Iron
Curtain.

Thursday, February 25, 7 p.m.
Jonas Mekas’ *Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania*- An  
autobiographical
and highly personal film that chronicles Mekas’ first trip back to
Semeniskiai, Lithuania [...]

Friday, February 26, 7 p.m.
Victoria Melnykova’s *The Fourth Wave*- A film that focuses on the  
story of
a frustrated composer who is not able to develop a fulfilling musical
career [...]

Saturday, February 27, 5 p.m.
Animations and Film Shorts by Young Ukrainian Filmmakers:* [...]

Saturday, February 27, 8 p.m.
Paul Devlin’s *Power Trip* is a feature documentary about independent
Georgia’s struggle for energy independence. The film highlights the  
dilemma
faced by many energy-poor former Soviet republics [...]


Sunday, February 28, 2 p.m.
Joan Schimke’s and Eva Nagorski’s *solidarity.* is set in 1982 communist
Poland during the time of rule by marshal law [...]

Miroslav Dembinski’s *A Lesson of Belorusian* focuses on supporters of a
local Lyceum in Minsk, which in 1995 is labeled a banned educational
institution by President Lukashenka [...]

Sunday, February 28, 5 p.m.
Miso & Lida Suchy’s *Pictograph* features color folk drawings and  
black &
white photography stills [...]
*I Am a Monument to Myself*- Meet Mr. Hvatov, an eccentric gentleman who
performs an important social mission [...]
*A Parched Land-* A man discovers an angel in the desert, brings him  
home
and locks him up, but soon realizes the economic benefits of his  
treasure.
Directed by Taras Tomenko.


For more info, please visit www.kinofestNYC.com  <http://www.kinofestnyc.com/ 
 >
or contact 212.228.0110 or email info at ukrainianmuseum.org.

Purchase tickets online (After Feb 1):
www.ukrainianmuseum.org

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