Donbass (Movie)

Documentaries That Examine Russia’s War in Ukraine

By Alissa Wilkinson February 23, 202420 Days in Mariupol (Movie), A House Made of Splinters (Movie), Documentary Films and Programs, Donbass (Movie), Film, Veselka (Manhattan, NY, Restaurant), Veselka: The Rainbow on the Corner at the Center of the World (Movie)

After the death of Russian dissident Aleksei A. Navalny, these four movies examine the war in unexpected ways.

What Does It Mean to Live in Ukraine? Filmmakers Offer Their Answers.

By Beatrice Loayza May 20, 2022Babi Yar: Context (Movie), Bad Roads (Movie), Donbass (Movie), Film, Gornostai, Kateryna, Loznitsa, Sergei, Movies, Reflection (Movie), Russian Invasion of Ukraine (2022), Stop-Zemlia (Movie), The Earth Is Blue as an Orange (Movie), Tsilyk, Iryna, Vasyanovych, Valentyn, Vorozhbit, Natal'ya

Some, like Sergei Loznitsa, choose to use history as a filter. But the movies that stand out forgo monumental statements for personal ones.

‘Donbass’ Review: War in Ukraine, the Prequel

By A.O. Scott April 7, 2022Donbass (Movie), Film, Loznitsa, Sergei, Movies, Ukraine

Sergei Loznitsa’s film, completed in 2018, presents an absurd, horrific tableau of cruelty and corruption.

Russia and Ukraine Have Long Been This Filmmaker’s Subject

By Nicolas Rapold April 1, 2022Babi Yar: Context (Movie), Content Type: Personal Profile, Donbass (Movie), Film, Loznitsa, Sergei, Movies, Russia, Russian Invasion of Ukraine (2022), Ukraine

In documentaries and fictional features, including two timely new movies, Sergei Loznitsa takes a hard look at both countries, examining daily life amid war and other historic forces.