Projects 2023

This is an observational documentary about the aftermath of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Its narrative is based on a simple yet shocking juxtaposition of two realities: the reality of Ukrainians who have been suffering and resisting the war violence and the reality of the Russian military and civilians who have been perpetrating it. We learn about them through quiet observations of the trail of the war in the cities most affected by it and through off-screen voices; conversations of ordinary Russian soldiers in Ukraine who call their friends and relatives in Russia. These heart-to-heart exchanges have been secretly intercepted and then publicly released by Ukrainian intelligence. The film raises broader philosophical questions on the nature of human violence, propaganda and accountability.