Documentary human rights film festival in colonies.

From 24 to 29 November, the Days of Human Rights Documentary Cinema took place in Donetsk, held as part of the Traveling International Film Festival Docudays. The initiators of the film festival in Donetsk were the human rights organisation “Donetsk Memorial” and the Donetsk branch of the Committee of Voters of Ukraine. The Donetsk Press Club acted as the media partner.
Film screenings took place not only in cinemas but also in places of detention. With the assistance of the Department for the Execution of Sentences in the Donetsk Region, prisoners in three institutions were able to watch the film *Born Dead* by Polish director Jacek Bławut. The film’s protagonist, a 23-year-old young man with 8 years of ‘experience’ in places of detention, is sent to work at a boarding school for mentally disabled children while serving his sentence. This difficult work allows him not only to receive parole but also to reflect on how to build his life. It is a film about how feelings are born and strengthened, and about the experience of human relationships. This film won numerous awards, including the Special Prize of the Polish Federation of Film Societies and the Special Prize of the Kanton International Documentary Film Festival. Nearly three hundred prisoners across three colonies were able to watch it and, after the screening, share their impressions and learn about the film festival.
At the same time, those who wished could receive legal consultations from a lawyer from “Donetsk Memorial”.