Found footage from hell: soldiers film their own war, one selfie at a time.
Personal videos from the phones, camcorders, cameras and GoPros of Ukrainian soldiers are woven into a surreal journey to the frontline of the war with Russia. The film shows a bizarre world whose laws are quite different from what we are used to. The behaviour is different, the relationships unfold differently and the humour takes on different notes. The heroes wake up and fall asleep, rejoice and cry, always feeling that the recording may end at any moment.
Direction
Liubyi crafts narrative from chaos, no narration needed
Editing
Jarring cuts mirror fractured soldier psychology
Production
Multiple devices create authentic, disorienting texture
Director
Roman Liubyi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released before the full 2022 invasion, it now reads as haunting prelude — soldiers already knew what was coming.
The director specifically sought footage where soldiers forgot they were being recorded, capturing unguarded moments of terror and banality.
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