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I DID NOT WANT TO MAKE A WAR FILM

This title is part of a slate of non-scripted short films produced by The New Yorker, exclusively distributed worldwide by Ouat Media.

Director: Nadia Parfan
Countries of Production: Ukraine, USA
Year of Production: 2022
Runtime: 18 min

In the weeks following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the filmmaker Nadia Parfan returns home to Kyiv after traveling abroad. There, she finds neighbours and family adapting to their new wartime reality. Her film provides a window into the everyday lives of Ukrainians, for whom refusing to give up home is an act of resistance.

FESTIVALS:
2022 DocuDays UA International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival
2023 Visions du Réel
2023 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival

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