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20 Days in Mariupol
The award-winning film from the last international journalists inside the Russian siege of Mariupol. An extraordinary account, seen through the lens of the AP’s Mstyslav Chernov and two colleagues documenting the atrocities and their own escape. DISCLAIMER: This program contains graphic language and imagery which may not be suitable to all audiences.
The Babushkas of Chernobyl (Kanopy)
The Babushkas of Chernobyl journeys into the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone several decades after the world's worst nuclear disaster in April 1986. The tightly regulated 1000 square mile Dead Zone remains one of the most radioactively contaminated places on Earth, complete with military border guards.. Surprisingly, a defiant, spirited group of elderly women scratches out an existence in this lethal landscape. The resilient babushkas are the last survivors of a small community who refused to leave their ancestral homes after the Chernobyl disaster.. The film follows the women for over a year, capturing their unusual lives in the Dead Zone, as well as other extraordinary scenes -- from radiation spikes just a few feet from the nuclear reactor, to a group of thrill-seekers called "Stalkers" who sneak into the Zone illegally to pursue post-apocalyptic video game-inspired fantasies.. Scientists in the area describe the extent of contamination in the Exclusion Zone and the continuing danger of radiation poisoning. Journalist Mary Mycio, author of Wormwood Forest: A Natural History of Chernobyl, studies the long-term impacts on humans, animals, and plants. A visit to the reactor itself shows a containment sarcophagus under construction, which will need to last longer than the pyramids in Egypt to prevent further radiation releases.. While the babushkas' spirit mirrors the determination of the Ukrainian nation - a country that continues to survive despite its ongoing conflict with Russia - it remains unlikely Chernobyl will be repopulated anytime in the foreseeable future.
Breaking Point (Films on Demand)
Breaking Point is the dramatic and inspiring portrait of people willing to give up their private, everyday lives to unite in a collective effort to bring the rule of law and democracy to their country. Their battle to wrest power from the autocrats and plutocrats who control their governments is a struggle that is being waged around the world, from the Middle East to America. The outcome affects not only the future of Ukraine, but the future of democracy throughout the world.
L'viv, Ukraine : Risen from Memories (Films on Demand)
The city of L'viv, founded in the late Middle Ages, was a flourishing administrative, religious and commercial center for several centuries. The medieval urban topography has been preserved virtually intact (in particular, there is evidence of the different ethnic communities who lived there), along with many fine Baroque Era and later buildings.
Maidan (Kanopy)
Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Sergei Loznitsa, MAIDAN chronicles the civil uprising that toppled the government of Ukrainian president Victor Yanukovich and has since developed into an international crisis between Russia and the West. Filmed in stunning long takes, sans commentary, MAIDAN is a record of a momentous historical event and an extraordinary study of the popular uprising as a social, cultural and philosophical phenomenon. Official Selection at the **Cannes Film Festival.** Nominated for Best Documentary at the **London Film Festival.** *"This doc gets so close to the action that your eyes will sting from the burning tire smoke." - Cath Clarke, **Time Out***
Revealing Ukraine (Kanopy)
"REVEALING UKRAINE" by Igor Lopatonok continues investigations on of the ongoing Ukrainian crisis following "Ukraine on Fire". 2021
A Sniper's War (Kanopy)
Described as a "stealth invasion" of Ukraine, the proxy-war being waged in Donbass is a contentious conflict between pro-Russian separatists and the West. In the midst of swirling propaganda and controversy this brave doc follows Deki, a pro-Russian sniper tasked with defending his separatist comrades on the frontline of the conflict. In the midst of escalating international tensions, the film exposes an unseen side to this secretive war.
Ukraine: Moscow Rules / ABC International (Films on Demand)
It's a super provocative power-play that's brought Russia eye-ball to eye-ball with the rest of the world in a high-stakes battle of wills. Who'll blink first? Vladimir Putin has ordered his military to seize a big chunk of neighboring Ukraine and is actively surveying other parts of that country while all but daring Europe and America to take him on. Crimea - once a sort of cheery sea-side destination for holidaying Soviets - is the hot-spot. Foreign Correspondent reporter Eric Campbell is there summoning all his experience covering the region to navigate this complex and explosive story. 2014
Ukraine: Republic of Nowhere / ABC International (Films on Demand)
It's the war the world forgot. At Europe's side door nearly 8,000 people have been killed and 1.5 million have fled their homes in 2016. Foreign Correspondent's Matt Brown reports from devastated eastern Ukraine.