News

DOCU/HIT: The Best Documentaries At Ukrainian Cinemas

12 April 2018

The DOCU/HIT program, which presents documentaries that have become festival favorites at international film festivals, starts on April 20 in Kyiv. In the capital, the screenings will continue at the Ukraine Cinema and Zhovten Cinema. Later, DOCU/HIT will travel to Lviv, Kharkiv, Odesa.

 

An Academy Award nominee, winner of Sundance, CPH:DOX and Jihlava IDFF awards, the film Last Men in Aleppo by the Syrian director Feras Fayyad follows the efforts of the internationally recognised White Helmets, an organisation consisting of ordinary citizens who are the first to rush towards military strikes and attacks in the hope of saving lives.

 

Through a personal story of the famous dancer Bobbi Gene Smith, the Danish director Elvira Lind bursts open the world of modern dance and exposes the emotional quagmire where artistry, romance, and determination intersect. The film Bobbi Jene was awarded at the Tribeca Film Festival and Philadelphia Film Festival; it also received the Cinema Eye Honors Award.

 

Filmed on the front line in Eastern Ukraine, The Distant Barking of Dogs by Simon Lereng Wilmont follows 10-year-old Oleh, who lives with his beloved grandmother Oleksandra in the Hnutove village in Donetsk region. The film records how a child’s natural urge to learn about the world is intertwined with dangers and challenges of war. It received several awards at the IDFA, as well as at the Gothenburg and Thessaloniki film festivals. At Docudays UA in Kyiv, the film received the festival’s Student Jury Award.

 

See the addresses of film theaters and the screening schedules at the project website docuhit.org.

22 INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL
 6 — 13 
June 2025
Routes to Zhovten and a Cinephile Wishlist By the Docudays UA Communi…
Interviews
26 April 2025
Routes to Zhovten and a Cinephile Wishlist By the Docudays UA Communications Team
Interviews
26 April 2025
20 Days in Mariupol and Porcelain War for American Audiences: The Exp…
DOCU/PRO
25 April 2025
20 Days in Mariupol and Porcelain War for American Audiences: The Experience of the Razom Cinema Program and Opportunities for Ukrainian Documentary Filmmakers
DOCU/PRO
25 April 2025
Award for a participant of RAW DOC from Rough Cut Service!
DOCU/PRO
24 April 2025
Award for a participant of RAW DOC from Rough Cut Service!
DOCU/PRO
24 April 2025
Introducing the experts of RAW DOC 2025
DOCU/PRO
21 April 2025
Introducing the experts of RAW DOC 2025
DOCU/PRO
21 April 2025
Documentary Cinema in Cinemas and on Streaming Platforms: The Theory …
DOCU/PRO
19 April 2025
Documentary Cinema in Cinemas and on Streaming Platforms: The Theory and Practice of Film Distribution
DOCU/PRO
19 April 2025
Suspline Movlennia: Work Principles and Opportunities for Filmmakers
DOCU/PRO
11 April 2025
Suspline Movlennia: Work Principles and Opportunities for Filmmakers
DOCU/PRO
11 April 2025
Meet the Docudays UA-2025 Student Jury!
News
11 April 2025
Meet the Docudays UA-2025 Student Jury!
News
11 April 2025
Meet the jury of DOCU/UKRAINE and DOCU/SHORT of the 22nd Docudays UA
News
09 April 2025
Meet the jury of DOCU/UKRAINE and DOCU/SHORT of the 22nd Docudays UA
News
09 April 2025