The Wonderful Years

Svitlana Shymko, Galina Yarmanova

2018

UA Retrospective

4/18/2026 8:00 PM

FILM INFO

Film may contain scenes that include russian language. Recommend age: 18+

The research film THE WONDERFUL YEARS explores the lives of queer women in Ukraine in the late Soviet Union. It is based on the archive video materials and interviews excerpts from the research projects on LGBT history.

Original title

Щасливі роки

Country

Ukraine

Year

2018

Duration

Color / Black&White

Black&White

Form

Documentary

DIRECTOR

Svitlana Shymko

Svitlana Shymko is an independent director from Ukraine, a graduate of the DocNomads international MA program in documentary film directing. Her short films were shown and received awards at numerous international film festivals. Svitlana is working on developing political, social, and feminist topics in documentary cinema.