MYTH: The Story of Wassyl Slipak

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MYTH: The Story of Wassyl Slipak

November 29, 2017 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

The film is the remarkable and tragic story of Wassyl Slipak, a talented opera singer from L’viv whose talent brought him to France, where he achieved success as an opera singer for 19 years.

wassyl-slipakWassyl actively participated in the Revolution of Dignity, leading rallies in France. But he felt he needed to do more for his beloved homeland. Although he did more than enough as an artist, Wassyl volunteered to help Ukraine. Wassyl decided to leave and join the volunteer Ukrainian defense forces when war came to his homeland. Tragically, he was killed in combat action by a sniper.

This is the only pre-release screening of the documentary in Ohio! Release date is January 2018 in Ukraine.

Voluntary donations for the promotion of the movie will be accepted.

Directors: Leonid Kanter, Ivan Yasniy
Music: Evgueni Galperine, Roman Grygoriv, Illia Razumeiko, Eduard Prystupa

See the trailer here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3F8oArJLQl_dzlyVDdsdGtjS1U/view?usp=drive_web

Details

Date:
November 29, 2017
Time:
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Venue

OSU Cunz Hall, Room 150
1841 Neil Avenue
Columbus, OH United States
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Ukrainian Cultural Association of Ohio