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Special Promin Festival
with Haarlem4Ukraine

PROMIN’ Festival

22 t/m 24 mei 2026

Immerse yourself in contemporary Ukrainian cinema at FilmKoepel during the PROMIN’ Festival, presented in partnership with Haarlem4Ukraine. From May 22 to 24, 2026, the programme unfolds as a journey through today’s Ukraine – intimate, raw, and deeply human. These are stories shaped by memory, identity, and the quiet (and not-so-quiet) presence of war, told with urgency, tenderness, and distinct cinematic voices. The lineup brings together some of the most compelling Ukrainian filmmakers working today, including Pavlo Ostrikov, Kateryna Gornostai, Alisa Kovalenko, and others, each offering a unique perspective on a country in motion. All films are screened with English subtitles

U Are the Universe
Special Verwacht

U Are the Universe

Regisseur: Pavlo Ostrikov
Land: Ukraine
Duur: 90

The near future. A Ukrainian space trucker, Andriy Melnyk, transports nuclear waste on the cargo ship to the abandoned Jupiter’s moon Callisto. During his routine flight, the Earth explodes, but Andriy manages to survive.

Timestamp
Special Documentaire Promin Festival Verwacht

Timestamp

Regisseur: Kateryna Gornostai
Land: Ukraine
Duur: 125

Without interviews, narration and reenactments, TIMESTAMP provides an insight into how the war is affecting the daily lives of students and teachers

Do You Love Me?
Special Promin Festival Verwacht

Do You Love Me?

Regisseur: Tonya Noyabrova
Land: Ukraine
Duur: 90

Kira is living her life with the teenage confidence that the world revolves around her. Born and raised in the late Soviet Ukraine, she sees her life predictable and clear. But it doesn’t last long.

Cuba & Alaska
Special Promin Festival Verwacht

Cuba & Alaska

Regisseur: Yegor Troyanovsky
Land: Ukraine
Duur: 93

Two young paramedic women, Cuba and Alaska, live on the edge in the war-torn Kharkiv region. Their mission is to save lives while sharing good humor, and belief in victory.

Diagnosis: Dissent
Special Promin Festival Verwacht

Diagnosis: Dissent

Regisseur: Denis Tarasov
Land: Ukraine
Duur: 119

Andrii Dovzhenko finds out a horrible truth, that has been hidden in USSR for years – most of those accused of «anti-Soviet propaganda» were never sent to prison, but to special psychiatric hospitals with a diagnosis of “slow progressive schizophrenia”.

Queens of Joy
Special Documentaire Promin Festival Verwacht

Queens of Joy

Regisseur: Olga Gibelinda
Land: Ukraine
Duur: 90

Monroe, Aura, Marlene: Three drag queens from the Ukrainian LGBTQ+ community raise funds for the frontlines, re-defining resilience and hope between glamorous shows and wartime life.

Traces
Special Documentaire Promin Festival Verwacht

Traces

Regisseur: Alisa Kovalenko, Marysia Nikitiuk
Land: Ukraine
Duur: 85

Despite the deep traces of trauma caused by sexual violence and torture at the hands of Russian troops, Ukrainian women survivors are uniting to break stigma and silence, transforming their testimonies into a powerful form of resistance.

Honeymoon
Special Promin Festival Verwacht

Honeymoon

Regisseur: Zhanna Ozirna
Land: Ukraine
Duur: 84

February 23, 2022, a small town near Kyiv. Taras (35) and Olia (32) spend the first night in their new apartment. At dawn, they wake up from the explosions. They fail to leave the town on time, meanwhile, the Russian troops arrange headquarters in their building.