The Washington Group is proud to co-sponsor:

THE ORANGE CHRONICLES - A DOCUMENTARY ON UKRAINE:

WHAT:
A showing of the recently-completed film "The Orange Chronicles - A
Documentary on Ukraine" directed by Damian Kolodiy, Independent Filmmaker.

The Orange Revolution was a unique event in human history that transformed
Ukrainian society forever. "The Orange Chronicles" focuses on the passionate
people who filled the frozen streets of Kyiv during the Presidential
Elections of 2004 to protest an unjust election and the corrupt government
that created it. Narrated by the filmmaker, Damian Kolodiy, who volunteered
as a UCCA International Election Observer, the documentary captures the
revolution from the vantage point of the people, and in the process of
documenting the revolution, Kolodiy rediscovers his own modern Ukrainian
identity.

Amid the Ukrainian landscape, he sees firsthand the continuation of his
grandparent's struggle for a free and independent country. Kolodiy captures
the erection of Tent City, the blockading of government buildings and
interviews many of the people who had come to Kyiv to demand their voice be
heard. Follow Kolodiy as he joins a caravan traveling through censored
Ukrainian regions delivering news of the Orange Revolution before the new
elections. Along the film's journey, Kolodiy rediscovers the roots of
Ukraine's tragic history that has left the country divided. In the end he is
able to weave the narrative together with his personal family history in
Ukraine.

The Orange Revolution was a time of hope, a time of passion, a time of
faith, one of the Ukrainian people's finest moments on the world stage.
"The Orange Chronicles" acknowledges the continued struggle for democracy
in Ukraine, as well as the timeless affects of the Orange Revolution, both
for the filmmaker and Ukraine. The Orange Chronicles is the definitive
documentary of what it was like to be on the ground in Ukraine during this
time. It's an incredible educational tool, already integrated into the
academic world. The film planstour the US and Canada in 2007.

The film's running time: 96 minutes

WHEN:
Wednesday, April 25
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

WHERE:
The Elliott School of International Affairs George Washington University
1957 "E" Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Damian Kolody, orangedoc@gmail.com
or telephone (202) 994-6240

SECOND SCREENING:
Friday, April 27th

SAIS/Johns Hopkins University
Rome Auditorium
The Rome Building
1619 Massachusetts Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036

(Red Line Metro to Dupont Circle)

Time: 6-8pm, April 27.
A trailer for the film can be viewed at http://www.OrangeChronicles.com

Q&A after the film with filmmaker and Ukraine political analyst Taras Kuzio.