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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160114T190000
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SUMMARY:Freedom or Death
DESCRIPTION: \n“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.\n \nKolodiy’s voice narrates the film\, which 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.  \nDamian Kolodiy Bio: \nDamian Kolodiy is a filmmaker based in New York City. Kolodiy freelances as a cameraman and video editor. He was the Program Director of Kinofest NYC\, a film festival showcasing contemporary Ukrainian film in New York. (www.KinofestNYC.com) from 2010-2015. His first feature documentary was on Ukraine’s Orange Revolution titled “The Orange Chronicles”. He also developed a web series focused on the New York City rock n roll scene called NYC ROCKS TV. His first feature film was an experimental sci-fi fantasy filmed titled “ill Generation”. He is a graduate of the Film program at Emerson College in Boston\, Massachusetts. \n \nFreedom or Death
URL:https://ukrainianinstitute.org/event/freedom-or-death/
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