Grantees

A short fiction film capturing the experience of living through war with severe depression, navigating broken relationships and an overburdened mental healthcare system.

A collection of essays on the experience of motherhood in Ukraine during Russia’s full-scale invasion, combining personal testimony, autofiction, documentary reporting, and cultural critique.

Assessing how people predict their affective response to existential threats related to war.

Documenting the morning after Russian attacks, including both the immediate aftermath of those attacks and the ways urban residents move on with their lives.

Exploring sound as a multifaceted phenomenon, focusing on its psychological, emotional, and even physiological impact on individuals in times of war.

Documenting the defense of Chernihiv, with a special focus on the moods, motivations, and behavior of volunteers who joined the Ukrainian armed forces during the first days of the war and immediately found themselves involved in fierce battles.

A personal, observational documentary exploring the invisible trauma of civilians living through war in Ukraine, with the filmmaker unexpectedly confronting her own suppressed emotions.

Recording the experiences of residents of a rural community in the Kyiv region, where the war manifests itself through mobilization, prolonged separation, changes in social and religious practices, heightened anxiety, silence, and new forms of mutual support.

An ongoing project documenting the Ukrainian volunteer movement as a living and changing social organism, with a particular focus on volunteer kitchens.

A sincere and heartfelt collective portrait of the defenders of Ukraine on rotation and the looming sense of hell awaiting them on the frontlines.

A documentary film focused on the preservation of a unique photo archive created by Ukrainian cinematographer Leonid Burlaka.

A multimedia documentary project analyzing and articulating the maternal grief stemming from the loss of sons killed in action.