Community Screening: Women Guardians at War

Saturday, March 2 at 2 PM

Join us for a community hosted screening of Ukrainian documentarian Volodymyr Sydko’s short films, WOMEN GUARDIANS AT WAR.

Volodymyr Sydko’s Women Guardians at War focuses on the roles of 5 Ukrainian women, a mother, an actress, a soldier, a volunteer, and a nurse as they respond to Russia’s February 24, 2022 invasion of Ukraine. The full-scale invasion precipitated the need for average Ukrainians to do extraordinary things in defense of their country. As one of the protagonists, Liudmyla Kravchenka, states: “Throughout my life, I have always thought of myself as a coward. But since February 25th, that has all just disappeared.” The five short films will be introduced by members of the local Ukrainian community, and a Q&A panel discussion will be incorporated in the screening. Lost Horse Press, publisher of the dual language Contemporary Ukrainian Poetry Series will have books available for purchase in the lobby during the intermission. Admission is free and open to the public. 

The screening is sponsored by the WSU Department of History, the WSU Department of English, the David G. Pollart Center for Arts and Humanities, WSU Libraries, and Lost Horse Press.

Rated: Not Rated | 1 hr 17 min | Tickets: Free