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Docudays UA
The 16th Docudays UA International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival is about to kick off in Kyiv. The event will screen over 70 films, both short and feature-length documentaries. Docudays UA will, as usual, focus on a topical issue – this time it’s the digitalization of people’s lives and their digital rights. The festival’s program features Oscar-nominated picture “Minding the Gap,” “Bellingcat: Truth in a Post-Truth World” telling the story of the citizen journalist group, “The Cleaners” putting the spotlight on internet content moderators, and much more. All the screenings will be with English subtitles. Apart from that, Docudays UA will hold workshops, discussions and exhibitions. Check out their schedule and purchase passes and tickets at www.docudays.ua.
Docudays UA. March 22-30. 10 a.m. – 11 p.m. Festival pass – Hr 900, one-day pass – Hr 300, one screening – Hr 50, 90
Alex Clare
The British singer, whose voice became internationally famous with the release of his “Too Close” single, is coming back to Kyiv. Alex Clare, who earlier performed at the local Atlas Weekend music festival in 2017, will now give a solo show in Ukraine’s capital. The artist’s music is a mix of alternative rock, electronic and pop genres, all wrapped with his soulful voice. Alex Clare will perform songs from his three studio albums, as well as the acoustic versions of some of his tracks.
Alex Clare. Culture and Arts Center of Kyiv Polytechnic Institute. March 25. 7 p.m. Hr 350-1,800
Osnovy Garage Sale x Bursa
The Kyiv-based publishing house Osnovy gives one a chance to shop for favorite books at a big discount. The one-day book sale will take place at Kyiv’s Bursa Hotel, and promises to offer books that are no longer featured for sale at the publishing house’s website. Apart from that, the event will be accompanied by some music sets performed by Serhiy Morgunov. Garage Sale x Bursa will start at 11 a.m. on March 25, giving its visitors a chance to enjoy tasty brunches offered by Belyi Shum cafe. Osnovy has released a number of books in English, such as “Ukrainian Erotic Photography” that contains over 100 pictures by 21 Ukrainian photographers, Taras Shevchenko`s “Kateryna,” as well as “Awesome Kyiv,” “Awesome Dnipro,” “Awesome Ukraine,” travel guide, and many others.
Osnovy Garage Sale x Bursa. Bursa Hotel (11B Kostiantunivska St.) 11 a.m. Free
Gerd Janson
Often called a “DJ for DJs,” Gerd Janson has been spinning records since the late 1990s after absorbing the club music of the era in Frankfurt, Germany, a city close to where he lived. The German then travelled around the country to see as many DJs as he could, regardless of the genre. All this imprinted on his music, which combines disco, house and techno, as well the more contemporary trends of electronic music. Janson is known for surprising the crowds by mixing in both the forgotten classics and the fresh underground tracks, a long time before they catch on with other DJs. He will perform at the Low party event hosted by the Kyiv’s hottest Closer club.
Gerd Janson. Closer (31 Nyzhnoiurkivska St.) March 21. 11:55 p.m. Price to be announced. Visitors must be over 21
