Film Screening of Maksym Osa

A Ukrainian film production that was interrupted by the Russian invasions in 2014 and again in 2022, Maksym Osa is a fantasy thriller set in the 1600s, yet deeply resonant with the present. Here, the contemporary tenacity of Ukrainians in defense of their independence, which has taken the world utterly by surprise, is placed in a larger historical context. In its focus on the Cossacks, a Ukrainian-created self-defense force, as multidimensional figures, Maksym Osa argues for the historical roots of Ukraine as a European and global nation.

A Roundtable Introduction will feature a discussion with the Ukrainian filmmakers of the Maksym Osa project.

Free but registration required. https://uwm.edu/c21/event/remote-film-screening-of-maksym-osa/2022-04-14/