“Palianytsia” (2025) is not just a film - it is an exploration of a phenomenon.
The film will be screened in Ukrainian with English subtitles.
The film immerses the viewer in the consciousness of two American street art artists, Bandit and Jonny, who have long perceived the world through the lens of their art. In their home country, their work represented freedom and resistance to the system, yet the war in Ukraine shatters their illusion of understanding the world.
Director - Kadim Tarasov
Producers - Kateryna Tymchenko, BANDIT, Ryan Smith
Their journey does not begin as an act of heroism, but as an attempt to comprehend reality. Kyiv, Irpin, Bucha, Borodianka, Kharkiv, Kramatorsk, Kostiantynivka, Odesa, Mykolaiv are not merely cities - they are lived experiences that demand reflection and inner response.
The organizer of the international film marathon is the “Watch Ukrainian!” Association. Local partners of the screening: NGO Territory of Participation and Forum on Central and Eastern Europe, KU Leuven.
Each marathon unfolds as an international wave of synchronized events across different countries.