Masha & Valentyna

The Consulate General of the Republic of Poland and Mr Simon Target have the pleasure of inviting you to a special preview screening of ‘Masha & Valentyna’ a 50 min documentary film by Simon Target, about the war in Ukraine, and Poland’s response to the resulting refugee crisis.

The screening is on Tuesday 6.30pm November 29 at the Palace Chauvel Cinema, 249 Oxford Street, Paddington NSW 2021 There will be a live Q&A with Valentyna in Kyiv and Masha in Kraków, immediately after.
Tickets are free but must be reserved in advance here

Synopsis: Masha, 17 and Valentyna, 41 are just two of the estimated 7 million women and children who cross the border into Poland in 2022 because of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. They find safe haven in Polish homes, but face tough decisions for their future with their own families now split across Europe. Filmed largely by the women themselves on their own phones, this powerful new documentary takes us into the real lives of people forced out of their homes by the war. 

Simon Target is a Sydney based film maker whose recent work includes A Town Called Brzostek, The Polish Missionaries, and Warrawong (shown at this year’s Sydney and Kraków Film Festivals).
Simon photographed his wife Dr Beata Zatorska’s Polish memoir/cookbooks Rose Petal Jam and Sugared Orange.