Review: The Golden Cockerel
A trumpet blares – tremolo builds, anticipation hovers. The mesh background drips starlight as the orchestra drifts downward in a minor key. A soldier glares at the audience, and I find myself in an enchanted world somewhat reminiscent of our own. An astrologer takes the stage. There is a deceptiv
Giving Ukrainian Literature Its Due
As Ukraine faced renewed invasion by Russian forces in February 2022, the world’s gaze fixed on the nation with a new intensity. Swept into the spotlight amid a flood of battlefield reports, Ukrainian culture was recognised abroad in a way it had never been before. Exhibitions, concerts, bookshop
Stories from Ukraine: Mezhyhirya Part I
Mezhyhirya is an estate on the outskirts of Kyiv where former Ukrainian President, Viktor Yanukovych, lived. When he fled Ukraine at the end of the Maidan protests in 2014, protestors entered his house and occupied it. This film is about the two people who are still there, now running the house as a
Stories from Ukraine: Don’t freak out
Nikolai and his friends have a unusual pastime – dunking themselves in water so cold they risk losing consciousness. They do this for up to 20 minutes. A film by Daisy Hayes and Oliver Quie
