DISTANCE TO INDEPENDANCE - Documentary

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The Untold Story of How Ukrainian Canadians Helped Ukraine Gain Independence in Protected content

Did you know that in Protected content , a group of young Canadians and Americans of Ukrainian descent travelled across the Atlantic to help Ukraine break free from the Soviet Union?

Distance to Independence tells the little-known story of 80 Canadians and Americans of Ukrainian descent who travelled to Ukraine in the final months of the Soviet Union to support the independence movement in their ancestral homeland.

The documentary features rare archival footage from Ukraine and Canada in the early Protected content , including remarkable scenes of Donetsk in Protected content . It also reveals how the Soviet KGB monitored the Canadian visitors and brings to light previously untold stories through firsthand accounts from those who were there.

Beyond the events of Protected content , Distance to Independence explores the role of Canada's Ukrainian diaspora in shaping Ukraine's modern history and the longstanding connections between the two countries.

Following the screening join in on discussion and Q&A with producers Akim Galimov and Anna Palenchuk.