Grantees

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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When the Silence Grows	Viktoriia Ivanova
A hybrid documentary about post-invasion Kharkiv, told not through people on screen but through the city’s plants.
The Sound of Peace and Anxiety	Liubov Durakova
Exploring acoustic terror and calming sounds using analog photography and field sound recordings, creating photo book layouts and video experiments.
How to Stage a War	Anna Chasova
A documentary film about the Kharkiv Puppet Theater during the Russo-Ukrainian War.
The Blue House	Yuliia Iliukha
A novel about three women living next door to each other, each of whom have experienced a profound loss as a result of the war.
My Kharkiv: Fortress of Solitude	Katya Soldak
A film documenting how residents of Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, have endured Russia’s war in the years from 2022 to 2025.
Beyond the Institute: Scientists, Families, and the War Experience in Piatykhatky	Anastasiia Bozhenko
Research combining oral history, urban anthropology, and the anthropology of science to examine the urban identity and wartime experience of Piatykhatky.
Roots through Time	Nadiia Velychko
An exhibition program in Lviv and Kharkiv focused on connection between people and their place of residence, and the loss of this connection amid war.
Ukrainian Heritage Preservationists Amid Russian Military Aggression: Professional Experiences, Personal Stories, and Visions for the Future	Olha Vovk
Documenting the wartime experiences of Ukrainian heritage specialists as they focus on evacuating collections and ensuring the functioning of institutions entrusted to them under dire conditions.
Imagine Kharkiv	Vasylysa Shchogoleva
Book project bringing together three researchers in a cross-disciplinary and cross-cultural dialogue about urban activism in Kharkiv
Vilcha: A Short History of Double Displacement	Viktoria Naumenko
Documenting the experience of Ukrainian citizens who have been forcibly displaced twice—from the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone and Vilcha, a village in the Kharkiv region
Modest Architecture, Great Significance: The Mental Heritage of Kharkiv	Olesya Chagovets
A scientific and artistic exploration of Kharkiv’s “modest” buildings, resulting in a Digital Catalogue of Kharkiv’s Mental Heritage
Nice Ladies	Mariia Ponomarova
A documentary on the 50+ female cheerleading team "Nice Ladies" from Kharkiv, set for release in 2024