It may seem like a little time has passed since February 24, but hundreds of films about a full-scale Russian invasion have already been created..

Many of these masquerading films or reports are made for Western audiences..

We have collected a selection of full-length and short films that are important to us in the first place. They are also mostly in the public domain..

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" Chronicles of hell"

The film is available on YouTube.

Mariupol. Chronicles of Hell” by Liza Tatarinova is filmed in typical television aesthetics, and its main strength is the evidence of Mariupol residents who left the city. Gradually, a chronology of events unfolds before us - from the first shelling to the terrible situation on the eve of the total blockade of Azovstal.

It is important to understand that the heroes and heroines of the tape have experienced a series of traumatic experiences.. And if you are a very sensitive person, then we recommend watching the film in doses..

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The film is not yet available.

In 2016, Lithuanian director Mantas Kvedaravicius filmed a contemplative documentary about life in Mariupol against the backdrop of hostilities. Six years later, having learned that the active phase of fighting had resumed, Mantas suspended two projects in Uganda and went to Mariupol to film what the Russians were doing to the city.. There he was taken prisoner by the Russian invaders and killed. But the film was completed by his wife and editor.

" This is rather a raw chronicle of the destruction of the city and the attempts of civilians to survive in these conditions.. It was they who were always most interested in the director, for whom explosions and destruction are just a frame for a portrait of strong and beautiful people..

Ukraine: Life Under Attack.

The film is available via this link..

Ukraine: Life Under Attack got into the media because of the participation in the project of the famous actress Cate Blanchett, who became the voiceover of the tape. This voice over is needed for an international audience so that local viewers better understand the events that are being shown to them.. In general, they really want to clarify (intelligibility), so the big media platforms go towards the audience and help ensure that everything is as chewed as possible..

This small concession for the sake of attracting a wider audience does not spoil the overall importance of the film, which concentrates on critical infrastructure workers and civilians in Kharkiv.. We follow the military everyday life of a firefighter who puts out Barabashovo and other objects, and also connect with the ambulance crew, which goes not only to calls related to shelling. Through these heroes, we see another side of the war, which turned out to be a little ignored by the media..

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The film is not yet available.

March 14 is the Day of the Ukrainian Volunteer. It was on this day that director Vladimir Tikhiy and the Babylon’13 team filmed a number of stories of volunteers who, each in their own way, are working for our victory. Someone peels potatoes, someone teaches to fly a drone, and someone fights looters.

This kaleidoscope of portraits adds up to a holistic picture of Ukrainian resistance, which is represented not only by the military, but also by a reliable rear.

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The film is not yet available.

Another kaleidoscope film from the anonymous association of documentary filmmakers " And the mixture of comedy and tragedy best conveys the nature of the war with Russia in all its ambiguity..

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Shorts.

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Movies available on YouTube.

Films of the series " The series was created on the basis of the author's video calls to the fighters of the Azov regiment, who were surrounded at the Azovstal plant. Video recordings from their phones and footage taken in 2015 by Yulia Gontaruk are also used..

In each episode of the cycle, the characters of the films share their thoughts and views with the director, talk about life and hope. The sincere relationship that the director has with her characters adds a huge portion of humanity to the images of the characters.. In fact, watching these films is now a little difficult, because the fate of the heroes of the cycle is unknown.. It is all the more important to remind yourself and others about the defenders of Azovstal.

Other films of the association "

Movies available on YouTube.

Almost from the very first days of the full-scale invasion, documentary filmmakers of the Babylon’13 association began to document the consequences of Russian aggression. They talk about different cities, people, trials and views of the war and post their feeds online on social networks..

Their films are not created according to the patterns of TV journalism, their goal is to capture and reflect the reality here and now. Among the stories presented on the channel are the volunteering of Dasha Astafieva and excursions to the largest charitable foundations; a series of films about an outstanding Japanese photographer and the story of the Roma who left Gostomel; fixation of the work of the operators of the Ukrainian anti-tank complex "

To be honest, choosing among dozens of films of the association is a very thankless task.. The only recommendation is to search by topics that you want to know more about, or go to the free search in feeds.

Films of the association "

Movies available on YouTube.

Kіnodopomoga is an anonymous association of documentary filmmakers that started filming the war in March 2022. During this time, they created 17 films that, in addition to simply conveying the reality of life in war conditions, also resort to all sorts of visual effects to enhance expression..

A mixture of traditional and Youtube documentary techniques gives an interesting result, which can be assessed while watching short videos. Here, as in the case of Babylon 13, it is very difficult to dwell on one or several tapes, because all together they create a three-dimensional panorama of the consequences of Russian aggression.. However, the geographic factor can help you navigate: some of the films of the association were shot in the Kiev region, and some in Nikolaev.

Films of the project "

Videos available on YouTube.

The channel “Ukrainian Svіdok”, created by Vitaliy Deinega (known as the founder of the Turn Back Alive Foundation), focuses not only on documentaries. Rather, it is a kind of repository of experiences, interviews and images of our war, collected for the sake of history and future victory..

There are a lot of front-line videos and testimonies of fighters, and there is also some focus on war crimes.. And all this is mixed with military expertise.

Films of the project "

Tapes are available on YouTube channel film. ua.

Films from the series " According to his plan, this should be a series of documentary stories where the characters share their own experiences of the war..

For nine episodes, together with the author, we travel through the destroyed Kiev region and Chernihiv region, communicate with an animal rights activist, a teacher, a resident of a destroyed house, a British military instructor and others..