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Discover Yourself

Year
1972
Country
Ukraine
Duration
37’
Director
Rolan Serhiyenko

This is a film about the famous Ukrainian philosopher and poet Hryhoriy Skovoroda, which was banned by Soviet censorship. The film only reached the screens 15 years later, during perestroika.

CREW:
Director: Rolan Serhiyenko
Cinematographer: Oleksandr Koval
Sound: Georgiy Stremovskyi
Production
Українська студія хронікально-документальних фільмів
Sales:
Довженко-Центр
Director
Rolan Serhiyenko

Rolan Serhiyenko was born to a family of teachers in Shchors, Chernihiv region, in 1936. Graduated from the Directing Department of the All-Union State Institute of Cinema (1963, Oleksandr Dovzhenko’s workshop). Since 1963, works at the Oleksandr Dovzhenko Film Studio in Kyiv. A member of the National Filmmakers’ Union of Ukraine.

Selected Filmography

White Clouds (1968), Mykola Rerikh (1976), The Law of Vernadskyi (1984), Chernobyl Bell (1986-1989), Chernobyl. Epilogue (1996)

6 floor
Oleksandr Dovzhenko National Center
Vasylkivska St. 1
Original language with English subtitles
Hall «ANSHLAG»
Zhovten cinema
Kostiantynivska St, 26
Original language with English subtitles
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Grandpa Ivan from the Village of Richky
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Grandpa Ivan from the Village of Richky
Year
1978
Country
Ukrainian SSR
Director
Duration
10’
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The Silent Sector
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The Silent Sector
Year
1970
Country
Ukrainian SSR
Director
Duration
19’
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Malanka’s Wedding
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Malanka’s Wedding
Year
1979
Country
Ukrainian SSR
Director
Duration
20’
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Film director Oleksandr Koval. From the ‘Unknown Films’ series
RETROSPECTIVE OF OLEKSANDR KOVAL
Film director Oleksandr Koval. From the ‘Unknown Films’ series
Duration
12’
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Oh Dear, These Guests Have Come to Me
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Oh Dear, These Guests Have Come to Me
Year
1989
Country
Ukrainian SSR
Director
Pavlo Fareniuk
Duration
28’
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Home. Native Land
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Home. Native Land
Year
1990
Country
Ukrainian SSR
Director
Duration
110’
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