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Documentary Three Stories of Galicia Premieres in Bethesda

Feature length documentary "Three Stories of Galicia", co-produced by local Bethesda Mom Olha Onyshko and DC resident Sarah Farhat, will premiere in the US with three showings at Landmark Theaters.
On May 12th at 7pm, the film will screen at Landmark Bethesda Row Cinema.

Come see this inspiring film about heroism, moral character, and reconciliation among three ethnic and religious groups (Jews, Ukrainians and Poles) that used to live on the territory known as Galicia in southeastern Poland and western Ukraine. The film focuses on three individuals who had the courage to reach out to the other side and overcome barriers of prejudice and hatred during the most difficult circumstances: at the time of war, oppression and ethnic conflict.

Sixty years after the Second World War, the conflict still goes on in Galicia.  It remains in the hearts of the people, in the painful memories that never receded and in the hurtful stories passed on from one generation to the next.  Under the Soviet regime that dominated the region until the beginning of the 1990s, the past was never exposed or examined, so the wounds have never healed.

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This film is for anyone interested in overcoming the deep divisions caused by conflict and war, building bridges across ethnic and religious divides, and finding our humanity in the midst of intolerance and cruelty.

The filmmakers will be present after the showing for a post-screening Q&A.

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