Animated film Mariupol. One Hundred Nights will be shown at the VOICES Exhibition of The Museum of Civilian Voices of Rinat Akhmetov Foundation
On Saturday, March 30, the Museum of the History of the City of Kyiv will host a screening of the animated short film Mariupol. One Hundred Nights as part of the VOICES Exhibition, which opened the multimedia space of The Museum of Civilian Voices of the Rinat Akhmetov Foundation with an art installation by GOGOLFEST.
Before the screening, the creative producer of the film and the exhibition, Andriy Palatnyi from GOGOLFEST, will give a curatorial tour of the exhibition.
Mariupol. One Hundred Nights is the story of Alisa, a girl who wakes up from explosions and tries to survive in a burning city. In order to escape, she has to go through the destroyed streets to meet the unknown... When she returns to the Ukrainian city Mariupol as an elderly woman, she recalls her experiences.
Four-year-old Alisa from Mariupol became the prototype of the heroine. The girl stayed in the besieged city all the time, and during the last weeks of its defence she was at Azovstal, and was separated from her mother during the evacuation. The film uses fragments of the diary of 9-year-old Yehor Kravtsov, who survived the shelling of the city.
The film is dedicated to the city and its defenders. In memory of all the children who were injured or killed during the russian invasion of Ukraine.
The film received prestigious awards at film festivals in the USA, Poland, Slovakia, Croatia, Greece, and in Ukraine it was recognised as the best animated film at the Kinokolo National Film Critics Award and at the LINOLEUM festival; it won the Grand Prix at the Brookivka International Film Festival and a special mention by the jury at the Kyiv International Film Festival KISFF. The film was qualified for the American Film Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 2024.
When: March 30
- 3 p.m. - curatorial tour
- 4 p.m.- screening and discussion of Mariupol. One Hundred Nights
Where: Museum of the History of the City of Kyiv, 7 B. Khmelnytskoho Street.
Entrance is free.
