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
Mariupol. Diary of a Survivor (Маріуполь. Щоденник того, хто вижив)	Oksana Stomina
A survivor of the bombardment and blockade of Mariupol records observations of the horrors visited upon the city in a personal account.
Masks as Art Therapy for Heroes who Lost an Eye as a Result of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine	Bob Basset
Offering support and art therapy to fighters who have sustained eye injuries – the artist will create individualised leather masks for veterans
My Captivity	Yevhen Shybalov
A documentary book by a journalist and ex-POW, detailing his 7-month captivity experience in Russia.
Patched Souls: A Photographic Project on Plastic Surgery for Military and Civilians	Danylo Pavlov
Documenting reconstructive surgeries performed by US surgeons on injured Ukrainians and telling the stories of the victims as they recover
Peace for Nina	Zhanna Maksymenko-Dovhych
"Peace for Nina" follows a Ukrainian mother's quest for justice and healing after her son's execution by Russian mercenaries
Photobook "Ukraine Forever"	Andrii Boiko
Creating a visual chronicle of the war in Ukraine, capturing human experiences to make the conflict accessible and understandable to the world
Radiation of War	Yana Kononova
A photographic study of the aftermath of conflict focusing on destroyed civilian infrastructure, battle sites and the traces of recent Russian atrocities
The Autopsy of War: Finding, Identifying and Grieving for the Missing Soldiers	Hanna Dosenko
Exploring the role of forensic experts in Dnipro, documenting war crimes and identifying unknown soldiers from the Russian-Ukrainian war
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 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 Terror of Everyday Life	Paweł Pieniążek
Reportage capturing everyday life during wartime in Ukraine as those who dared (or were forced) to return to their cities live under constant threat

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