NEW YORK – The world premiere of the documentary short “War Mothers: Unbreakable,” which is in competition at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York, will take place on Sunday, April 28, at 3 p.m. at Regal Cinemas Battery Park, 102 North End Ave.
There will be four screenings of the film at Tribeca. Besides the world premiere on April 28, there will be screenings on Monday, April 29, at 5 p.m., and Wednesday, May 1, at 4 p.m. at Regal Cinemas Battery Park; as well as on Saturday, May 4, at 5 p.m. at Village East Cinemas, 181-189 Second Ave.
“War Mothers: Unbreakable,” written and directed by Stefan Bugryn of Melbourne, Australia, is about the grassroots response to the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine. Mr. Bugryn and producer Steven Zelko will be present at the film’s screenings.
The film is thus described in the festival program: “As her country goes to war, 18-year-old Yana puts aside her dreams of becoming a doctor and creates a national movement that almost costs her her life.”
This is a beautifully inspirational story of Yana Zinkevych, who joined the war effort and founded the Hospitallers, an organization to help wounded and traumatized Ukrainian soldiers.
Dr. Yuri Shevchuk, lecturer of Ukrainian language in the Department of Slavic Languages at Columbia University and director of the university’s Ukrainian Film Club, screened “War Mothers: Unbreakable” on April 25 at Deutsche Haus and moderated a discussion afterwards with the film’s director and producer.