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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Mother’s Day	Iryna Slavinska
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.
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.
Hotel Europa	Mark Chehodaiev
Exploring former tourist infrastructure sites in Austria that are now offered as shelters to Ukrainians displaced by the full-scale invasion.
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.
‘Little Stories from a Big War’: Testimonies of UCU Сommunity Members Defending Ukraine’s Independence as a Source for Documenting War Memories	Olena Dzhedzhora
A collection of testimonies from members of the Ukrainian Catholic University who left their civilian lives behind to defend Ukraine’s freedom.
The First Months of the War: A Calendar of Emotions	Yevhenii Poliakov
Analyzing the complex emotions experienced by residents of Lviv between February and April 2022.
Nights and Days	Igor Efimov
Documenting the morning after Russian attacks, including both the immediate aftermath of those attacks and the ways urban residents move on with their lives.
Textile Chronicles of War. A Digital Archive of Prints on Ukrainian T-Shirts during the Full-Scale Invasion	Zoya Zvynyatskivska
Preserving locally produced T-shirt prints that have become an important sociocultural phenomenon under martial law in Ukraine.
Between Two Odesas: A Family Archive of Absence and Return	Nikolay Karabinovych
Documenting the transformation of Odesa through two interconnected photographic archives spanning two decades and generations.
By Heart/War Archive	Kristina Yarosh
Mapping destroyed architectural monuments and museum exhibits that represent Ukrainian heritage.
Recovery	Roman Bondarchuk
A feature documentary about the transformation of Ukraine on both physical and metaphysical levels, showcased through rebuilding initiatives, from grassroots volunteer efforts to international policymaking.
How I O̶c̶c̶u̶p̶i̶e̶d Donbas	Anastasiia Kuzmenko
An artistic project and a non-fiction book processing the personal memories of the artist Alexander Len, who is currently fighting in the Russo-Ukrainian War.