In 2026, we will continue the programs launched last year: “Ukrainian Gems,” “New Classics,” and “Cult Classics”. We aim to screen films that may have fallen out of focus, as well as those worth revisiting and discussing within a community of people who love cinema.
We also plan to add a lecture component: we will talk about the complex history of Ukrainian cinema and create a separate program dedicated to films for teenagers.
Weekly screenings will be accompanied by post-screening discussions.
We will curate several thematic programs in collaboration with Ukrainian filmmakers, distributors, and film festivals.
- “Cult Classics” will revisit beloved—or divisive—films from the past, reflecting on how our views of them have evolved and how cinema, and the world at large, have changed.
- “New Classics” will spotlight more recent films that deserve continued discussion and fresh perspectives.
- “Ukrainian Gems” will showcase Ukrainian films from the post-independence era, starting with the past decade, a period of remarkable resurgence in Ukrainian cinema.
Film screenings will take place every Wednesday in their original language with Ukrainian or English subtitles.
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The program is curated by Dariia Badior, a journalist, critic, and co-curator of the Kyiv Critics’ Week film festival. Dariia is a member of the European Film Academy and the preparatory committee for the European Press Prize. She currently works as a journalist for Suspilne. Culture and has contributed as a freelancer to numerous Ukrainian and international outlets, including LB.ua, Dwutygodnik, Osteuropa, Hyperallergic, and Der Tagesspiegel.
Program
MAY
May 6, 18:30 — Screening of It was just an accident, by Jafar Panahi
May 13, 18:30 — Screening of Little Trouble Girls, by Urška Djukić
May 20, 18:30 — Screening of Amour, by Michael Haneke
APRIL
April 15, 18:30 — Screening of Vagabond, directed by Agnès Varda
April 29, 18:30 — Screening of Cléo from 5 to 7, directed by Agnès Varda
MARCH
March 11, 18:30 — Screening of Stop-Zemlia, directed by Maryna Vroda
March 18, 18:30 — Screening of The Blue Trail, directed by Gabriel Mascaro
March 28, 16:00 — Book presentation “Jonas Mekas. Conversations with Filmmakers” and screening of Fragments of Paradise with discussion
FEBRUARY
February 4, 18:30 — Screening of Godland, directed by Hlynur Pálmason
February 25, 18:30 — Screening of Home, directed by Nariman Aliev
JANUARY
January 14, 18:30 — Screening of Pamfir, directed by Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk
January 21, 18:30 — Screening of Carol, directed by Todd Haynes
