#Ukrainian culture

The seaside festival opened without the sea—in Kyiv instead of Odesa—with a program stretching from choreography to the front line, for a public that needs a breather as much as the truth.

Glyadyelov’s new retrospective spans 35 years of Ukraine’s momentous history. But it is in the quiet, lived moments—the exhaled breath of a city under fire—that his photographs truly resonate.

From September 24 to October 4, the 16th Odesa International Film Festival will take place in Kyiv, bringing together Ukrainian and international filmmakers for one of the country’s most important cultural events.