Europe and Russia

Jamala: Songs of Freedom

July 18, 2024  • Aspen Community Programs

“Jamala: Songs of Freedom” follows Ukrainian singer-songwriter Jamala in the early hours of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, and profiles her activism of raising money and awareness for her homeland. The screening is followed by a panel discussion featuring ​​Natalie Jaresko, chairperson of Aspen Institute Kyiv and managing director of EY Partheon; Beth Mendelson, Voice of America’s executive producer and director of “Jamala”; and Tom Wright, senior director for strategic planning at the United States National Security Council; in conversation with Julia Ioffe, founding partner and Washington correspondent for Puck News.Presented as part of the McCloskey Speaker Series.