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Special screening of the film Iron Butterflies
June 8, 2024 @ 19:00 - 22:00
As part of the Babylon Villeneuve project, we are pleased to invite you to a screening of the documentary “Iron Butterflies” by the prestigious Ukrainian collective Babylon’13, at Bercy Beaucoup in the 12th arrondissement of Paris!
On July 17, 2014, Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, was shot down by a Russian BUK anti-aircraft system over eastern Ukraine, killing all 298 people on board. The Russian government immediately denied any involvement in the tragedy, and propaganda was unleashed to try to cover up the true circumstances of the crash. However, as the international investigation progressed and evidence was gathered, the Russian denials became increasingly absurd and implausible.
In a world where violence and lies are inseparable, Iron Butterflies, directed by Roman Liubyi, reveals the truth about what happened to flight MH17, and what is at stake if we do not confront these falsifications. Unpunished evil always comes back.
Roman Liubyi is a Ukrainian director, editor, animator, and musician. His first feature documentary, War Diary, is a surreal journey along the front line of the war between Ukraine and Russia, edited from footage filmed by Ukrainian soldiers in 2014. Since 2013, Roman has been a member of the Babylon’13 film collective.
After the screening, Ukrainian pianist Sasha Morozova, composer and actress of the film Iron Butterflies, will give a live performance. Sasha will perform her own compositions, written during the war.
The event will also feature a photographic collage exhibition by French artist and friend of Ukraine, Fanny Lechevalier. All works displayed will be sold to support the defenders of Ukraine.
June 8, 2024, at 7:00 PM
Bercy Beaucoup, 5 Boulevard Poniatowski, 75012 Paris, La Rotonde
Free entry with registration — http://billets.babylon-villeneuve.fr
Discussion with director Roman Liubyi and a Franco-Ukrainian cocktail
All funds raised will go to support Ukrainian volunteers
Come in large numbers to support Ukraine!
