Free Film Screening “20 Days in Mariupol” to Take Place at VMU
On the 24th of May Vytautas Magnus University (VMU) will host a meeting with Ukrainian Ambassador in Lithuania Petro Beshta. He will have an informal discussion with Ukrainian youth studying at VMU and other Lithuanian universities. The discussion will be followed by the film screening “20 Days in Mariupol”.
The event is free of charge. Registration required.
The film – directed by Mstyslav Chernov, produced by FRONTLINE | PBS and The Associated Press – is the winner of multiple awards: Audience Award World Cinema Documentary – Sundance Film Festival 2023, Audience Favourite – Hot Docs Canadian Documentary Festival 2023, Honorable Mention – Docaviv International Documentary Film Festival 2023, Best International Director – DocEdge Film Festival 2023, Cinema for Peace Dove for The Most Valuable Documentary of the Year among others.
“20 Days in Mariupol” is Mstyslav Chernov’s first feature film. The film draws on Chernov’s daily news dispatches and personal footage of his own country at war. It offers a vivid, harrowing account of civilians caught in the siege, as well as a window into what it’s like to report from a conflict zone, and the impact of such journalism around the globe. An AP team of Ukrainian journalists trapped in the besieged city of Mariupol struggle to continue their work documenting atrocities of the Russian invasion. As the only international reporters who remain in the city, they capture what later become defining images of the war: dying children, mass graves, the bombing of a maternity hospital, and more.
Screening time: May 24, 15:00
Location: Putvinskio g. 23, room 103.
Duration: 94 minutes
Rating: Unrated (sensitive content)
Languages: English and Ukrainian and Russian, with English Subtitles
The event will be photographed and/or filmed; therefore, please note that you might be featured in photos or videos which can be published in various media outlets.
