Kyiv Mayor halts hotel plans

We would like to sincerely thank all those who have signed and circulated our petition and those who have expressed similar concerns.
As many of you may already know, the voices of all those who protested against this plan have not gone in vain as the Mayor Kyiv used his veto power yesterday to block the [...]

Petition against the construction of a hotel at Babyn Yar

We learned today through various sources in the press about a plan that was voted by the city council in Kyiv to build a hotel at the site of Babyn Yar (or Babi Yar) the renowned site of one of the largest mass murders by shooting conducted by Nazis during the Second World War.  It [...]

More updates…

These past few months we have been working non stop on editing the film but we have also “gone public” with several screenings and events.
In mid-March we participated in a screening of Docs-in-Progress on the campus of George Washington University. It is an organization that helps documentary filmmakers by organizing screenings of incomplete works so that [...]

Poem to Land of Dilemmas

Our video installation was exhibited this year as part of Artomatic (See previous post).
We would like to thank the wonderful people at Artomatic who worked day and night (literally) in order to make this great month long event happen.  We particularly thank Jim Tretick and Carl Cordell for all of their help and support!  Also, [...]

Kino Film Project event in Philadelphia May 30th

If you are in the Philadelphia region, we invite you to attend another screening and discussion at the Ukrainian League of Philadelphia hosted by the Kino Film Project on May 30th 2008.
We will l discuss the creative process behind the making of the film, will screen segments of Land of Dilemmas, and will describe [...]

May 22nd Fundraising Event

If you are in the DC area, we invite you to attend a Fundraising Event that the US-Ukraine Foundation is hosting for us on May 22nd, 2008. The event will include a screening, discussion and a reception.
Reception starts at 5.50 pm
Screening starts at 6.15pm
1701 K Street, Suite 903, Washington DC
Places are limited; [...]

Land of Dilemmas video installation at Artomatic

May 9th – June 15th, 2008 – Washington, DC – Land of Dilemmas video installation to be displayed as part of Artomatic art exhibit
Our video installation Land of Dilemmas which focuses on one of the stories in the longer documentary is going to be exhibited at Artomatic from May 9th until June 15th 2008.
Artomatic [...]

First community building event

April 3rd, 2008 – Washington, DC – First event unveiling the documentary in progress Land of Dilemmas.
Our first community building event took place at the US Ukraine Foundation’s facility in downtown Washington DC. We screened a short video which focused on one of the stories in the film and held a discussion with [...]