As the Russian invasion begins, a team of Ukrainian journalists trapped in the besieged city of Mariupol struggle to continue their work documenting the war's atrocities.
Direction
Chernov filmed while shelled, then escaped with footage in a tampon box.
Cinematography
Body-cam intimacy makes you a trapped witness.
Editing
Tight 94 minutes—no fat, all horror.
Director
Mstyslav Chernov
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Chernov, Maloletka and Vasilisa Stepanenko were the last journalists in Mariupol; their escape required bribing 15 checkpoints.
The Associated Press held this footage for months while verifying, then released it after Russia began denying Mariupol's destruction.
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