Ihor Bilozir: at the turn of the epochs

The video is a documentary about the composer, singer, and founder of the Vatra band Ihor Bilozir, as well as the development of Ukrainian music in those years.

Ihor Bilozir was born on March 24, 1955, in the city of Radekhiv, Lviv region. Since 1977, he has been the director of the Rhythms of the Carpathians, and since 1979, the artistic director and soloist of the Vatra.

On May 8, 2000, he was beaten in the Tsar's Coffee in Lviv for interfering with the singing and listening to Russian chanson with his songs. Doctors fought for his life for twenty days. On May 28, 2000, he died as a result of his injuries. He was buried at Lychakiv Cemetery.

Thousands of people came to say goodbye to him. According to various estimates, Ihor Bilozir's funeral was attended by between one hundred and two hundred thousand people.

Interview: Yurii Kedrynskyi, musician of the Vatra band in 1979-1990; Petro Zapotichnyi, author of lyrics by Ihor Bilozir; Mykhailo Shved, PhD in art history and researcher of Ihor Bilozir's work; Bohdan Stelmakh, author of lyrics by Ihor Bilozir; Oksana Bilozir, People's Artist of Ukraine; Marian Shunevych, soloist of the Vatra band in 1980-1992, Mykola Kulyk - artistic director of the Trembita Chapel, Zenoviy Levkovsky - musical director of the Vatra Vocal Group in 1980-1986,

The film uses materials from Ihor Havryliuk's personal archive and fragments from documentaries and feature films: “The Wall”, “Vatra Invites to a Holiday”, “Vatra in the Carpathians”, “Carpathian Watercolors”, “Lviv Etudes”.