Cities and Their Heroes (2023)
"Cities and Their Heroes" is a documentary almanac collection of six documentary stories of ordinary people and six cities of wartime Ukraine - Bashtanka, Ivankiv, Mykolaiv, Okhtyrka, Kharkiv and Chernihiv. Its about the phenomenon of ordinary Ukrainian heroism, when people in dark times find the strength to do good deeds, help others under bombings, during occupation and wartime attacks. The characters of the film - a bodyguard, a TV presenter, a puppet theater actress, a mayor of a small town, a restaurateur and a composer - not only had the strength to survive, but also found a new way in life and helped those around them.
Directors:
Olga Gibelinda, Andrii Lytvynenko.
Writer:
Oksana Myronenko
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Oleksandr Berehovyi as Self |
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Pavlo Ihnatchenko as Self |
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Olena Ozerova as Self |
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Hennadii Popenko as Self |
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Artem Rakitin as Self |
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Dmytro Voloshchenko as Self |
| Directing | Olga Gibelinda | Director |
| Camera | Oleksii Makulskyi | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Olha Oborina | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Oleh Avilov | Camera Operator |
| Writing | Oksana Myronenko | Screenplay |
| Writing | Olga Gibelinda | Creative Producer |
| Editing | Denys Tokariev | Editor |
| Production | Anastasiia Vergeles | Line Producer |
| Camera | Ivan Fomichenko | Camera Operator |
| Directing | Andrii Lytvynenko | Director |
| Editing | Mishel Lades | Editor |
| Camera | Kyrylo Nikrashevych | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Oksana Verheles | Editor |
| Writing | Denys Bloshchanskyi | Idea |
| Production | Anastasiia Vergeles | Producer |
| Camera | Ivan Kezikov | Camera Operator |