Lise Pedersen “Novorossiya” by Enrico Parenti and Luca Gennari, which had its world premiere this week at CPH:DOX, is a rare film that shows the ongoing conflict in Ukraine’s Eastern Donbas region from the Russian perspective.Gennari, an experienced cinematographer, was shocked at the way the war in the Luhansk and Donetsk region, where pro-Russian separatists have proclaimed the state of Novorossiya (literally “New Russia”), no longer received any media attention once the Maidan revolution was over.In 2017, he decided to head to the Donbas region with his camera to see what life was like there.The film follows the parallel stories of a handful of characters, ranging from a communist U.S. fighter from Texas to a young Ukrainian soldier, a captain in the separatist army who dreams of rebuilding the Soviet Union, an opera singer from the Donetsk opera house, two young men from a heavy metal band and two elderly women who live in a bunker.
Russian Filmmaker’s Urgent Plea On Ukraine Crisis And Boycott – Guest Column
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Editors note: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has had tragic consequences for the Ukrainian people, and the wider ramifications of the conflict are only beginning to be understood. As the West imposes economic sanctions on Russia, the country is facing a period of isolation unseen since the Cold War. Deadline invited one high-profile Russian producer to pen a column discussing their perspective on the situation. At their request they are being kept anonymous for fear of reprisal from Putin’s government as it cracks down on free speech.
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Just over two weeks ago, for most of the film industry in Russia, the entire world collapsed. It goes without saying that this is absolutely nothing compared to the collapsing physical world of our neighbors and friends in the Ukraine, where many of us have family and loved ones, who are being bombed as we speak. It doesn’t even come close.
In this war – and those in Russia with at least half a conscience call it just that, albeit sometimes in a whisper, so as not to be prosecuted by the brutal new laws forbidding anything other than “special operation” – there is clearly only one aggressor. The overwhelming feeling is that the war is being fought on two fronts. One on the territory of Ukraine, whose unity and perseverance during such dark times should be the envy of those Russians who disagree with the actions of their government. And then there is the other war, the one waged by the government of Russia against its own people, against those who aren’t the everyday victims of the fast-growing and dominant propaganda machine — those who are sharing Internet memes of the new cover of Leo Tolstoy’s Special Operation & Peace. Those who take to the streets to protest, risking up to 15 years in a
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