Projects Funded

The projects listed below have been supported by Documenting Ukraine. This is not a complete list; other grantees have opted not to publish information about their projects, and new projects are being added to the site on an ongoing basis.

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Project	Grantee
Short Documentaries about the Frontline Territories in Ukraine	Oleksii Kirin
Creating and translating short documentaries about frontline territories. The team aims to be on the ground as soon as possible after any liberation
Short Stories Collection “Hotel Tranquility,” Based on the Topic of the Russian War in Ukraine and Real Events	Roman Malynovskyi
Publishing a collection of 15 short stories that relate narratives drawn from real experiences related to the author by friends and eyewitnesses
Solidarity Screenings	Serhiy Klymko
With screenings across Europe, this curated program brings Ukrainian documentary film to a wide audience and offer raw, immediate insight into the war
Staying Within the War, a Topology of Experience	Iryna Kostyshyna
A series of essays engaging with the conceptual underpinnings of the war within a postcolonial intellectual framework.
Testimony of Times	Yelizaveta Smith
Two filmmakers are documenting the war at a series of key moments for Ukraine’s cities, from refugees arriving in Lviv to the mass graves of Chernihiv
The Days I Would Like To Forget	Alina Gorlova
A trilogy of films exploring the war from expanding perspectives – daily life, the trauma of death and how the war links to the history of the world and humanity’s place in it
The Deoccupied Territories: Is the Worst Behind?	Serhii Korovainyi
A photographic project capturing human experiences in liberated cities of Kharkiv and Donetsk regions, focusing on challenges and resilience.
The Flow of War	Oleksii Samsonov
A short documentary film that frames the ongoing conflict through the prism of water, from the flooding of Dymir to the shortages at the front lines
The Heritage	Alina Gorlova
A film about memory and change that serves as a portrait of the invading forces, seeking to capture reasons for actions seemingly beyond understanding
The Intersection	Taras Lazer
Investigative documentary examining civilian killings at Bucha, Irpin, and Hostomel, featuring firsthand evidence and testimonies
The Language of War: Letters from Ukraine	Oleksandr Mykhed
A book of essays bearing witness to the destruction caused by Russia and chronicling Ukrainian resistance.
The Past Unsimple	Sashko Protyah
A hybrid documentary project tracing elusive and eloquent memory narratives in the setting of the Ukrainian periphery

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