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OKO FOCUS 2024
Krasna Malanka, 2013
Director: Dmytro Sukholytkyi-Sobchuk
Country: Ukraine
As the Malanka holiday nears, the Romanian community in the Ukrainian village of Krasna prepares for celebration. For locals—and especially young men—it’s a deeply meaningful event, serving as a key rite of passage into adulthood.
Malanka and Christmas, 2024
Director: Mykola Nosok
Country: Ukraine
The film captures the celebration of Malanka before the full-scale invasion and the first Christmas in newly liberated eastern Ukraine. A well-known musician and young people from across the country revive traditions with nativity plays—bringing hope through culture to this part of the country.
Masquerade Spirit, 2025
Director: Rossita Lazarova Sbaraglia
Country: Italia, Bulgaria
A documentary journey into the masked traditions of Bulgaria and Italy — where ritual, identity, and spirit become one.
Pamfir, 2022
Director: Dmytro Sukholytkyi-Sobchuk
Country: Ukraine, France, Poland, Luxembourg, Chile
Western Ukraine. On the eve of the traditional Malanka carnival, Pamfir returns home after months away. When his only son sets fire to a church building, he has no choice but to return to his dark past—a path that leads to irreversible consequences.
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