Ukrainian Storybox. The British director began shooting a documentary about war in Ukraine
“Ukrainian Storybox is a unique documentary in which ordinary Ukrainians can tell their own words about how their lives have changed after a full -scale Russian invasion of February 24. The testimonies that we collect from many people in the graphics room are bright, strong, personal and honest. They reflect the extraordinary moment in the history of Ukraine, ”says director David Belton. The first stage of shooting Ukrainian Storybox took place in Zaporozhye.
It was attended by about 30 heroes, including military personnel, internally displaced persons, volunteers, people who were in occupation, mothers and women, children and the elderly who have been experiencing war for the second time. The next shooting will take place in Odessa, Lviv, Chernihiv, Kharkiv and Kiev. The presentation of the Ukrainian Storybox movie is planned in February 2023 at the Berlin Film Festival.
If you have a story that you have experienced or experienced from the beginning of a full -scale war and are ready to share it, you can register for the project at the link. David Belton is awarded a director with 30 years of director's experience. He covered the BBC of the Soviet Union, a war in Bosnia and a genocide in Rwanda for Newsnight. In 2008, he moved to the United States and became the director of the series God in America and Amish, for which he received the Emmy Prize.