The documentary Malanka and Christmas captures the celebration of Malanka just a month before the full-scale Russian invasion and the first Christmas in the newly de-occupied territories of Ukraine’s Slobozhanshchyna and Donechchyna. To show solidarity and revive ancient Ukrainian traditions in these de-occupied areas, young people from across Ukraine came together to perform nativity scenes and bring hope to the east.
Mykola Nosok is a documentary director based in Kyiv, Ukraine. Mykola has worked as the main director at the Ukrainian media platform Ukraï ner since 2016. He focuses on such themes as national minorities, Holodomor, Ukrainian identity, the value of memory, and the Russian-Ukrainian war, among others.
Director Mykola Nosok will be present for Q&A.
Original title: Маланка та Різдво
Directed by Mykola Nosok
Duration 92’ | Ukrainian with English subtitles
Production Country, Year Ukraine, 2024 | Produced by Khrystyna Kulakovska | Directors of Photography Olha Oborina, Oleh Solohub | Sound Margaryta Kulichova | Editors Mykola Nosok, Kateryna Cvigun
