SCREENING + CONVERSATION WITH FILMMAKER ALISA KOVALENJKO AND CO-DORECTOR MARYSIA NIKITIUK IM CONVERSATION WIH ABBY GINZBERG

A hauntingly beautiful and defiant testament to human resilience, TRACES follows activist Iryna Dovhan as she travels through de-occupied territories of Ukraine to document the unspeakable. Moving beyond a mere record of war crimes, the narrative centers on a collective of women who have survived conflict-related sexual violence and torture.
Through Dovhan’s empathetic lens, the weight of individual trauma is transformed into a “circle of courage,” where shared pain becomes a powerful force for truth and justice. This unflinching and urgent documentary demonstrates that testimony itself can become a radical act of resistance against the silence imposed by aggression.
By capturing the profound solidarity of survivors standing side by side, the film offers a moving reflection on the possibility of hope amid devastation.
In Ukrainian with English subtitles
Directors: Alisa Kovalenko, Marysia Nikitiuk (Ukraine, Poland 2026) 85 min

THIS PROGRAM IS FREE • TICKET(S) REQUIRED
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GENERAL PUBLIC TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT 4PM ON WEDNESDAY, OCT. 28

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