CAUCASUS PREMIERE OF FILM “THREE STORIES OF GALICIA” IN YEREVAN
Panorama.am
25/05/2012
The documentary “Three Stories of Galicia” screened in Yerevan took
the viewers on a deeply personal journey into the everyday lives of
people struggling to fight against the war, hatred and against all
the consequences of the conflict between the nations living close.
The screening was organized in framework of the World Day for Cultural
Diversity for Dialogue and Development and Polish Days in Armenia,
and was supported by the UN Office in Armenia, Polish and Ukrainian
Embassies and the management of the Paradzhanov Museum in Armenia.
The documentary offered a unique glimpse into the events that took
place during and after World War II in the Eastern European region
of Galicia (now divided between Poland and Ukraine). For centuries
Galicia was a motherland for many ethnicities, mainly Ukrainians,
Poles and Jews but also a large number of Armenians.
When the War erupted, ethnic jealousies turned into ethnic conflicts
and former neighbors turned into enemies. The film pays tribute to the
many unknown heroes of that war, the regular people who rose above
fear and prejudice to do what was right instead of what was easy:
a Jewish family that chose to save its worst enemy; a Ukrainian
woman who endured the theft of her children to save her country;
and a Polish priest who risked everything to end the sectarian hatred
that tore at his parish.
Three Stories of Galicia has been shown with great success at the
Cannes Film Market, Hamburg Film Festival, and around the United
States, Ukraine and Canada. And the Paradzhanov museum hall was packed
with people today during the first screening in the Caucasus.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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