Three Ukrainian documentaries — Queens of Joy, Traces and The Silent Flood — will be screened at the Jeden svet festival in Bratislava, Slovakia.

The Ukrainian film program will be screened at the Jeden svet festival in Bratislava, Slovakia. This was reported by LB.ua, citing the Ukrainian Institute, which is supporting the event.

The film festival program will feature the following films:

October 22 — Queens of Joy, directed by Olha Hibelinda and produced by Ivanna Khitsynska and Louis Baudoin.

October 24 — Traces, directed by Alisa Kovalenko, co-directed by Marysia Nikitiuk, and produced by Natalia Libet and Olha Bregman.

Traces won the 2025 proMOTION program organized by the Ukrainian Institute and Eurimages. It has also been selected as Ukraine’s entry for the 99th Academy Awards in the Best International Feature Film category and nominated for the European Film Awards.

October 25 — The Silent Flood, directed by Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk and produced by Karina Kostina and Yevhen Rachkovskyy (TABOR).

The festival will also host a discussion titled “Colonialism Between East and West: Who Tells the Story?” Participants will discuss the formation of narratives and cultural memory, how different societies reflect on imperial and colonial legacies, and other related topics. Yuliia Kovalenko, program director of the Docudays UA International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival, will take part in the discussion.

Jeden svet is Slovakia’s largest and oldest documentary film festival. This year, it will take place from October 20 to 25.