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.

Project	Grantee
Sviy Dim: Ruin & Renewal	Haiane Avakian
Project documenting the destruction of civilian infrastructure in Ukraine through visualizations, interactive landing pages, and social media content
Symbolic Space of Russian Military Aggression against Ukraine: From Symbols and Emblems to Symbolic and Ritual Practices	Yevhen Rachkov
Applying Barthesian and Baudrillardian theories of communication and symbol exchange to the slogans and emblems of the 2022 War.
Testimonies from the Fortunoff Archive	Maryna Poliakova
Working with the Fortunoff Video Archive to make testimonies by Russian and Ukrainian speakers more accessible through editing and transcription.
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 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 Blue Sweater With a Yellow Hole	Tetiana (Tania) Khodakivska
Providing a platform for Ukrainian children's stories post-Russian "re-education" camps, aiding research, legal action, and advocacy
The Chronicles of Hell	Ielezaveta Tatarinova
Recording a testimony about the atrocities of the Russian invasion – an attempt to film a reality that seems impossible to imagine
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 Experience of Forced Migration of Ukrainian Youth in Vernacular Photography	Olena Martynchuk
The effects of adaptation, integration and resettlement experienced by Ukrainian youth in Poland as documented in vernacular photography
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

Civil Society
Daily Life
Destruction & Reconstruction
Displacement
Environment
Health
Heritage
Human Rights
Identity & Culture
Information & Disinformation
Language & Symbols
Memory
Military
Occupation & Atrocity
Public Opinion
Religion
Resilience & Solidarity
Rural
Science & Education
Trauma & Rehabilitation
Urban
Vulnerable Groups
Women