On Wednesday, November 13, the Ukrainian film “Pulse” will be shown in Tübingen at 7 pm at Neckawa (formerly Freistil) in Wöhrdstraße 25. The feature film by director Serhiy Chebotarenko, which was released in cinemas in 2021, will be shown in the original language with English subtitles. Admission is free. The film is the prelude to a Ukrainian film series as part of the “Focus on Ukraine” event series, which is organized by the volunteer organization SonnenBlau together with the Institute for Eastern European History and Regional Studies and the Slavic Seminar at the University of Tübingen.
The film focuses on Oksana, a young sportswoman with a big goal: to take part in the Olympic Games. When she loses most of her sight in an accident, her career seems to be over. But the girl finds the strength not to give up and to prove that there are no obstacles on the way to fulfilling her dreams.
The feature film, which is based on a true story, has received several nominations and awards at international film festivals. It uses a touching individual story to show the resilience and self-affirmation of people in Ukraine.
The screening is sponsored by the Tübingen Prize for Science Communication 2024. Other events in the series: the opening of the poster exhibition “The Price of Freedom” on December 9 at 6 pm (December 9 to 22) in the University Library; an event on the topic of “Ukrainian Language in Germany, Austria and Hungary” by Maria Ivanitska (Kiev/Tübingen) on January 15, 2025 from 6 pm to 8 pm in the Brechtbau (Neuphilologum). January 2025 from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Brecht Building (Neuphilologicum), Wilhelmstr. 50, Room 426; “Putin’s War Rhetoric” by Ricardo Nicolosi (Munich) on January 23, from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Brecht Building (Neuphilologicum), Wilhelmstr. 50, room 426; and a benefit concert “Ukrainian Impressions” by Oksana Steshychyn and Kateryna Cherniakh in cooperation with the Institute of Musicology Tübingen on January 31, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Pfleghof (Pfleghofstr. 2).
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Das Tübinger „Brauwerk Freistil“ am Neckar. Foto: tünews INTERNATIONAL / Mostafa Elyasian.
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