By Michaela Gordoni
The first Ukrainian film festival will take place in Los Angeles this month.
“Discover the courage, endurance and humanity of Ukraine through the power of cinema,” the festival’s description reads.
The event, titled “Cinema of Resilience,” is put on by non-profits including the Ukrainian Culture Center, Inc., the Ukrainian National Women’s League of America (UNWLA) and the Ukrainian Art Center. It will be held Nov. 21-23 at the Ukrainian Culture Center of Los Angeles.
UNWLA shared, “The festival’s mission is to bring audiences closer to the stories of ordinary people who, against their will, found themselves in extraordinary circumstances and fought for their lives and the independence of their country, demonstrating exceptional courage, resilience, and creativity.”
“Twelve internationally acclaimed documentaries will open a window into the lives of Ukrainians who face danger every day yet do not give up, nurturing hope and culture while preserving the unbreakable spirit of the nation,” the organization continued. ‘The festival aims to inspire not only empathy but also pride and admiration for those who continue to fight, create, and live with dignity and courage.”
A few highlighted films are A CENTURY OF STRENGTH: INSPIRING GENERATIONS, which shows the origins of the Ukrainian women’s movement in America; LITTLE ANGEL, which tells Ukrainian Art Center President Daria Chaikovska’s true story of how her family escaped the Soviet army during World War II; and CHILDREN IN THE FIRE, a mixed-media documentary about Ukrainian children forcibly taken to Russia or injured by Russian missiles.
The event boasts award-winning films, community discussions and question and answer sessions.
The festival follows the following schedule:
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2025
6:30 pm Doors Open
7:00 pm A Century of Strength: Inspiring Generations (2025, 30 min)
7:30 pm Little Angel (2025, 25 min)
7:55 pm Children in the Fire (2025, 108 min)
9:45 pm Q&A with Filmmakers
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10:00 pm Opening Night Reception
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2025
12:30 pm Doors Open
1:00 pm Ukrainian Dance Movie (2024, 19 min)
1:20 pm Timestamp (2025, 125 min)
3:25 pm Q&A
3:40 pm Intermission – Enjoy Refreshments!
4:10 pm Black Raven (2023, 40 min)
4:50 pm Mariupol. Survivors (2023, 75 min)
6:05 pm Q&A with Filmmakers
6:20 pm Rule of Two Walls (2023, 76 min)
7:36 pm Q&A with Filmmakers
7:50 pm Freedom on Fire (2022, 114 min)
9:45 pm Q&A
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2025
12:30 pm Doors Open
1:00 pm Porcelain War (2025, 87 min)
2:30 pm Q&A
2:45 Intermission – Enjoy Refreshments!
3:15 pm Match in a Haystack (2025, 85 min)
4:40 pm Q&A
5:00 pm Intermission – Enjoy Refreshments!
5:15 pm The Music of Survival: The Story of the Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus
(2015, 58 min)
6:25 pm Q&A with Orest Sushko
6:40 pm Heroes Ukraine (Music Video) 6 min
6:46 pm Q&A with Rupert Wainwright
The event is open to the public, per Ukrainian World Congress. Tickets are available starting at $17.85.
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