Join us for the screening of 20 Days in Mariupol, as a reminder of the ongoing war that Russia is waging against Ukraine.
The 24th of February 2024 marked 2 years from the onset of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. 20 Days in Mariupol is a documentary which follows Ukrainian Associated Press (AP) journalists who become trapped in the besieged city of Mariupol, in the South of Ukraine, at the onset of Russia’s full-scale invasion.
In late February and early March 2022, these journalists struggle to continue their work documenting atrocities of the Russian invasion. The last international journalists remaining in the city as Russian forces close in, they capture what become some of the most defining images of the war: dying children, mass graves, the bombing of a maternity hospital, and more.
20 Days in Mariupol recently won an Oscar for Best Documentary Feature. The director dedicated the victory to Ukrainians. Mariupol and other parts of Eastern and Southern Ukraine remain Russian-occupied. Russia also regularly bombs Ukrainian cities, towns, and villages, deliberately attacking and killing civilians. But Ukraine continues to fight for freedom and liberation from Russian destruction, occupation, and invasion.
This documentary contains graphic images of war that may be disturbing to view.
Entrance is free, and drinks and snacks will be available at our bar.