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.
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.
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 to Stage a War	Anna Chasova
A documentary film about the Kharkiv Puppet Theater during the Russo-Ukrainian War.
Sonic Waves	Nikon Romanchenko
Exploring sound as a multifaceted phenomenon, focusing on its psychological, emotional, and even physiological impact on individuals in times of war.
Military Volunteers in the Defense of Chernihiv (February-March 2022)	Serhiy Lepyavko
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.
All F*cked Up	Ganna Iaroshevych
A personal, observational documentary exploring the invisible trauma of civilians living through war in Ukraine, with the filmmaker unexpectedly confronting her own suppressed emotions.
Night Mayor	Kateryna Tiurina
A documentary film about a stateless man who, by curating Lviv’s nightlife scene, creates space to celebrate life amid darkness.
Mission XII	Oleksandr Kryshtalovych
Archiving and editing extensive raw footage collected by a local fixer during 11 missions to the Ukrainian frontline.
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.