Ukraine

Songs of Slow Burning Earth

By Ricky Archuleta | October 2026

When reports of loud explosions first rolled into Ukrainian emergency services, few could have anticipated the sheer scale of the devastation to…

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When reports of loud explosions first rolled into Ukrainian emergency services, few could have anticipated the sheer scale of the devastation to follow....

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Divia is a meditative documentary directed by Ukrainian filmmaker Dmytro Hreshko, capturing the devastation of Ukraine’s natural landscape during the...

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PALM SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL SHORTFEST 2025 REVIEW! Trying to teach a teenager how to drive is stressful enough, but to do it in a war zone seems like cruel...

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Ryan Smith's documentary Soldiers of Song shows the importance of independent films and documentaries. In the past, war documentaries came out long after...

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I love documentaries about complicated subjects, and indeed, the relationship between the U.S. and Russia is highly complicated. Vera Krichevskaya's...

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Based on a true story, Franz Bohm's short film Rock, Paper, Scissors is the story of a young Ukrainian teen, Ivan, who helps his father run a makeshift...

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Dekel Berenson's short film, Anna, takes on a bit of poignancy in light of current circumstances. Filmed in 2019, our story takes place in a war-torn...

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SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL 2024 REVIEW! Can art be a form of rebellion? Is there beauty to be in the rubble of destruction? Even if a landmark or meaningful...

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As I sit safely at my computer writing this, I have to constantly remind myself there's a war going on between Russia and Ukraine. In Oleg Tomachov's...

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A House Made of Splinters is a 2023 Academy Awards Best Documentary nominee by Danish filmmaker Simon Lereng Wilmont. Filmed over two years, it chronicles...

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