# Event Details

- **Event Name**: “Flowers Beyond the Dark”: A Special Film Screening and Evening of Cultural Diplomacy
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 24 Feb, 2026 at 05:30 pm – Tue, 24 Feb, 2026 at 08:30 pm
- **Event Description**: We invite you to a special screening of the award-winning Ukrainian documentary, Flowers Beyond the Dark, directed by Kyiv-based filmmaker Iryna Pravylo. On February 24, the event marks four years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

In partnership with the Consul General of Ukraine in New York, the evening of cultural diplomacy will focus on the people of Ukraine and ways to take action to support them.

Details:
- Scandinavia House, New York City
- February 24 | 5:30 PM ET
- Free with pre-registration (seating is limited)

About the Film
Flowers Beyond the Dark is a feature-length documentary that chronicles the first months of Russia’s invasion and reflects the collective memory formed in the Kyiv region during occupation and after its liberation in spring 2022.

Through intimate storytelling, the film follows civilians, artists, clergy, and soldiers as they navigate loss, moral choice, and survival. Rooted in the tradition of Ukrainian poetic cinema, the documentary offers a powerful witness account of events that must be remembered and understood.

The film was awarded Best International Feature Film at the Carmel International Film Festival (October 2025). It will be screened in Ukrainian with English subtitles.

Agenda
- Doors open: 5:30 PM 
- Reception hosted by the Heart & Valor Foundation: 5:30–6:30 PM 
- Film screening: 6:30–7:45 PM 
- Panel discussion and Q&A: 7:55–8:30 PM 

Panelists & Moderator
- Yulia Zi — Producer, Flowers Beyond the Dark
- Dr. Anastasiia Vlasenko — Harriman Institute, Columbia University
- Karla Webber — Director of Family Advocacy, The R.T. Weatherman Foundation; mother of a U.S. veteran killed in action in Ukraine
- Eli Zhadanov — Founder, Heart & Valor Foundation
Jane Ferguson (moderator) – Award-winning journalist
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/new-york/flowers-beyond-the-dark-a-special-film-screening-and-evening-of-cultural-diplomacy/200029680691613
- **Event Categories**: entertainment, business, festivals, art, storytelling
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 23

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: New York
- **state**: NY
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Scandinavia House
- **lat**: 40.7494442
- **long**: -73.9799597
- **full address**: Scandinavia House, 58 Park Avenue,New York, New York, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is “Flowers Beyond the Dark”: A Special Film Screening and Evening of Cultural Diplomacy being held?
  - **A:** “Flowers Beyond the Dark”: A Special Film Screening and Evening of Cultural Diplomacy takes place on Tue, 24 Feb, 2026 at 05:30 pm to Tue, 24 Feb, 2026 at 08:30 pm at Scandinavia House, 58 Park Avenue,New York, New York, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing “Flowers Beyond the Dark”: A Special Film Screening and Evening of Cultural Diplomacy?
  - **A:** “Flowers Beyond the Dark”: A Special Film Screening and Evening of Cultural Diplomacy is organized by Nova Ukraine.

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