INSTITUT 017 | film | BANNED UKRAINIAN POETIC CINEMA

History becomes myth. Myth becomes memory. Yuri Illienko's final film in our banned Ukrainian Poetic Cinema series reimagines one of the most enduring figures in Ukrainian history.

Vol 17: Legend of Princess Olha (Yuri Illienko, 1983), curated by Pylyp Ilienko, concludes our four-part series of banned Ukrainian Poetic Cinema—a symbolic historical epic exploring power, identity, and the making of memory.

This is the heart of VOLUME 17 of the INSTITUT experiment. Every week, a different hypothesis. Underground at 620 Spadina Ave — around the back, through the lot to the steel doors, down the stairs, past the mechanical room, through the swinging wood laminate door...

Come early for After the Front: New Short Plays About Veterans at 5PM. Stick around — Adewolf takes the stage at 9PM, and Johnny Westcoast closes the night on vintage vinyl at 11PM. But RSVP even though it's PWYC so we know who to expect.

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5:00 PM | UA THEATRE SALON | After the Front: New Short Plays About Veterans
7:00 PM | FILM | Legend of Princess Olha (Yuri Illienko, 1983) — curated by Pylyp Ilienko
9:00 PM | CONCERT | Adewolf (NG)
11:00 PM | VINTAGE VINYL | Johnny Westcoast (UA)

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PYLYP ILLIENKO is a Kyiv-born filmmaker and the son of director Yuri Illienko. He served as Head of the Ukrainian State Film Agency from 2014–2019, overseeing the support of hundreds of productions. He is a member of the Ukrainian Film Academy, the European Film Academy, and the National Union of Filmmakers of Ukraine, and has served as Head of the Board of the Ukrainian Film Academy. He is presenting tonight's film as part of an ongoing effort to bring Ukrainian Poetic Cinema to new audiences.