"Horizons of Belonging" screening at the XXVIII Triennial Congress of Ukrainian Canadians in Toronto

Oleksandr Pankieiev, director of the Kule Folklore Centre, together with Steven Brese of Legacy Films, screened their co-directed documentary “Horizons of Belonging” at the XXVIII Triennial Congress of Ukrainian Canadians in Toronto, held November 14–16, 2025. The screening was followed by an engaging Q&A session with the audience.

Horizons of Belonging explores what it means to be a Ukrainian newcomer in Alberta. A film crew followed four newly arrived Ukrainian families over the course of a year in Edmonton and Calgary as they navigated the challenges of rebuilding their lives after escaping Russia’s full-scale invasion. The documentary offers a deeply personal look at identity, displacement, and belonging, shedding light on what it means to be a modern Ukrainian and having to “start over” in a new country.