Freedom or Death
Runtime: 73 minutes
Directed by: Damian Kolodiy
Synopsis: “Freedom or Death” focuses on the revolutionary events in Kyiv, Ukraine in 2014. The film is told from the point of view of Ukrainian-American filmmaker Damian Kolodiy. The film focuses on events in Kyiv, starting with the peaceful demonstrations in support of Ukraine signing a free trade agreement with the European Union. The film examines how those peaceful demonstrations escalate into a violent conflict between Ukrainian activists and the Ukrainian government headed by corrupt President Victor Yanukovych. Through on the ground footage and Kolodiy’s voiceover, the film is a chronological and forensic portrait of how a civil uprising in Kyiv has become a hybrid war with Russia that has had global ramifications.
Additional Screenings:
Sunday, April 10 at 11:45am
Freedom Or Death trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pp-LAiNGYM
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