Documentary films · 2026
Distance to Independence
- Director
- Dariya Sarycheva
- Producers
- Anna Palenchuk, Akim Galimov and Khrystyna Shkabar
- Genre
- Full-length documentary
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About the film
Original concept by Anna Palenchuk
Script by Hanna Yurlovska
Narrator: Akim Galimov
Country: Ukraine
Status: Released
Distance to Independence is a Ukrainian-Canadian documentary about young Canadians and Americans of Ukrainian descent who travelled to Ukraine in 1991 to support its independence.
Through personal accounts and rare archival footage the film brings this little-known chapter of Ukrainian-Canadian history to life.
Thirty-five years later, as Ukraine continues to fight for its sovereignty, the film reminds us that ordinary people can make a difference and that their actions can help shape the course of history.