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2023 Sarasota Film Festival

20 Days In Mariupol

2023• 1 hr 34 min• Ukraine• Ukrainian, English

About this film

A team of Ukrainian journalists from the Associated Press (AP) trapped in the besieged city of Mariupol struggle to continue their work documenting atrocities of the Russian invasion. As the only international reporters who remain in the city, they capture what later become defining images of the war: dying children, mass graves, the bombing of a maternity hospital, and more. After nearly a decade covering international conflicts, including the Russia-Ukraine war for theAP,20 DAYS IN MARIUPOL is Mstyslav Chernov’s first feature length film. Drawing on Chernov’s daily news dispatches and personal footage of his own country at war, 20 DAYS INMARIUPOL is a vivid, harrowing account of civilians caught in the siege, as well as a window into what it’s like to report from a conflict zone, and the impact of such journalism around the globe

Credits

Director
Mstyslav Chernov
Filmmaker
Mstyslav Chernov
Producer
Michelle Mizner , Raney Aronson-Rath, Derl McCrudden
Executive Producer
Vasilisa Stepanenko
Cinematographer
Mstyslav Chernov
Editor
Michelle Mizner
Composer
Jordan Dykstra
Documentary Feature
20 Days In Mariupol
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