10-12 OCTOBER 2025
The Poetry of Reality: When Words Become Cinema
16:00
PRESENTATION / SHOW
Organized by the Ukrainian cultural center OBIIMY.
DESCRIPTION:
Iryna will also share experiences from her work on documentaries about women defending Ukraine, the lives of civilians in war zones, as well as her current animated documentary about the city of Kiev – where peaceful everyday life coexists with the harsh realities of war.
The event will include a question and answer session, because dialogue always matters.
Iryna Tsilyk is an award-winning Ukrainian director and writer. At the event, she will present poems from her collections “Thin Ice” and “Depth of Field,” written during the war. These works vividly capture the contrasts of everyday life in Ukraine and explore her experiences as a mother, a soldier’s wife, and an artist living through war.
BRIEF CV
Iryna Tsilyk was born on November 18, 1982 in Kiev. She is a graduate of the IK Karpenko-Kary Kiev State University of Theater, Cinema and Television. Tsilyk is a Ukrainian writer and director, creator of poems, prose texts and children's books that have been translated into many languages. In 2022, she became the first Ukrainian to participate in the jury of the Cannes Film Festival for the “Golden Eye” award. During the war, she actively promoted Ukraine abroad. She has created the film “Me and Felix” as well as the animated documentary “Red Zone”, which was awarded an award by the Eurimages organization.