20 Days in Mariupol
2024 Academy Award Winner for Best Documentary Feature Film
ABOUT
An AP team of Ukrainian journalists trapped in the besieged city of Mariupol struggles to continue its 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 The Associated Press, 20 Days in Mariupol is Mstyslav Chernov’s first feature film. The film draws on Chernov’s daily news dispatches and personal footage of his own country at war. It offers 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.
Director
Mstyslav Chernov
Genre:
Documentary
Year:
2023
Duration:
1h 35m
Language:
Russian, Ukrainian, English
Subtitles:
English
DIRECTOR
MSTYSLAV CHERNOV
Mstyslav Chernov is a Ukrainian photojournalist, filmmaker, war correspondent, and novelist known for his coverage of the Revolution of Dignity, War in the Donbas, including the downing of flight MH17, the Syrian civil war, the Battle of Mosul in Iraq, and the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, including the Siege of Mariupol. For this work, as well as for his diverse photography exhibitions, he has received the Deutsche Welle Freedom of Speech Award, the Georgiy Gongadze Award, Knight International Journalism Awards, Biagio Agnes Award, Bayeux Calvados-Normandy Award, Elijah Parish Lovejoy Award, and Free Media Awards; in late 2022 he was recognized in the nationwide Ukrainian "NV People of the Year of War" and in Forbes Ukraine’s "Symbols of Ukrainian Resistance." His video recordings from Mariupol became the basis of the film 20 days in Mariupol, which was screened in the competition program of the Sundance festival. | Source