The Kyiv Files

Year
2023
Country
Netherlands
Duration
78’
Director
Walter Stokman

In Ukraine, the Soviet KGB archive containing countless files reporting observations, has been made accessible to the public. What happens to you once you find out that the state has been watching you for years? A dissident Ukrainian woman, a Dutch amateur spy and a French tourist betrayed 50 years ago by her ‘lover’, are confronted with their own files in the archive.

The film reveals a time when the paranoia of the Soviet regime penetrated deep into the fibres of individuals’ personal lives, highlighting the impact of paranoia and mistrust. Through their stories we are reminded of the importance of transparency, accountability, and the protection of individual

rights in any society.

CREW:
Director: Walter Stokman
Producer: Frank van den Engel
Cinematographer: Jackó van ‘t Hof
Sound: Alex Booy
Production
Zeppers Film
Director
Walter Stokman

Born in 1966, Walter Stokman studied film at the Art Academy in Breda, the Netherlands. Since 1993 he has made several documentary films, including one about funk musician Sly Stone (Let me have it all) and one about black pop stars (Can’t u hear me singin’). Since 1997 he has also worked as a freelance director for the Dutch TV station VPRO.

His work received international recognition when he won Best Documentary at the Brooklyn International Film Festival in 2003 and when he won the Dutch ‘Golden Calf’ for his documentary film ASH worldwide suicide (2002). In 2022, his films Lazy Duck and Privégesprekken have been released by Zeppers Film.

Selected Filmography
Lazy Duck (2022), Privégesprekken (2022)ASH worldwide suicide (2002)
Hall «GEGEMON»
Zhovten cinema
Kostiantynivska St, 26
Q&A
Original language with Ukrainian and English subtitles
By tickets
Audio descriptionInclusive spaceAdapted subtitles
Monday
03 June 2024
17:30
Hall «ANSHLAG»
Zhovten cinema
Kostiantynivska St, 26
Original language with Ukrainian and English subtitles
By tickets
Audio descriptionAdapted subtitles
Tuesday
04 June 2024
19:00
22 INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL
 6 — 13 
June 2025
Intercepted
Main topic
Intercepted
Year
2024
Country
Canada, France, Ukraine
Director
Oksana Karpovych
Duration
95’
Main topic
The DNA of Dignity
Main topic
The DNA of Dignity
Year
2023
Country
Switzerland
Director
Jan Baumgartner
Duration
60’
Main topic
Henry Fonda for President
Main topic
Henry Fonda for President
Year
2024
Country
Austria, Germany
Director
Alexander Horwath
Duration
184’
Main topic
Invisible Nation
Main topic
Invisible Nation
Year
2023
Country
USA, Taiwan
Director
Vanessa Hope
Duration
85’
Main topic
Mission 200
Main topic
Mission 200
Year
2023
Country
Ukraine
Director
Volodymyr Sydko
Duration
62’
Main topic