Ukraine fundraiser: Shadows of our Forgotten Ancestors at The Park Theatre

Join us for a very special event to raise funds for the people of Ukraine.On Sunday, July 24 at 4pm we will present the most heralded Ukrainian film of all time, SHADOWS OF OUR FORGOTTEN ANCESTORS (1964). The film is a masterpiece of International cinema. A must-see for any student of film. After the film, ILONA KWIECIEN will give an update on her efforts in Poland to help Ukrainian refugees find temporary and permanent shelter as well as clothing, food and more. Ilona returned from her second trip to Poland on July 5th and has much to tell about the current state of the crisis.All monies raised from ticket sales from the film/event will go to the First Church in Jaffrey Ukraine Relief Fund that Ilona is managing. Donations will also be taken at the event.ABOUT "SHADOWS OF OUR FORGOTTEN ANCESTORS"Story synopsis: Ivan (Ivan Mikolaichuk) is madly in love with his childhood sweetheart, Marichka (Larisa Kadochnikova). The two, who are also neighbors, have formed an inseparable bond over the years, despite the rift that divides their families: her father murdered his father. Ivan intends to marry his beloved, but is forced to leave town in order to earn a suitable dowry. Once he departs, he endures a series of hurdles and tragedies that complicates the impending union -- only to return to further tragedy. Over 7 million Ukrainians saw this film in the first month it came out. They risked imprisonment if they discussed it in any way as allegorical criticism of Soviet rule. 1hr 37 mins. With English subtitles. Directed by Sergei Parajanov."A cinematic masterpiece, deconstructing the cinematic form and message and blowing the audience away with its multi-layered imagery." -Empire Magazine UK"Sergei Parajanov's extraordinary merging of myth, history, poetry, ethnography, dance, and ritual... remains one of the supreme works of the Soviet sound cinema, and even subsequent Paradjanov features have failed to dim its intoxicating splendors." -Chicago Reader"Sergei Parajanov's camera swirls vertiginously to capture harvest festivals and celebrations, you sense a linkage of past and present that's astounding." -Time OutIn the temple of cinema there are images, light, and reality. Sergei Parajanov was the master of that temple. JEAN LUC GODARD