Name: Oscar-nominated ’20 days in Mariupol’: from normality to ruins
Uploaded: 2024-01-23T12:21:42-05:00
Duration: 5 min
Description: Laying out the horrors of the early days of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, documentary “20 days in Mariupol” was on Tuesday nominated for an Oscar. Almost two years on from the start of Russia’s attack, the film recounts the dying days of a major city. “Wars start with silence”, filmmaker Mstyslav Chernov says on day […]

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Oscar-nominated ’20 days in Mariupol’: from normality to ruins

Laying out the horrors of the early days of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, documentary “20 days in Mariupol” was on Tuesday nominated for an Oscar. Almost two years on from the start of Russia’s attack, the film recounts the dying days of a major city. “Wars start with silence”, filmmaker Mstyslav Chernov says on day […]

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The documentary 4.1 Miles opens to a bright, sunny day on the Aegean Sea. It’s October 28, 2015, and for a moment the setting is beautiful: blue sky, blue water, horizon tilting in and out of view. Then you hear the screams. A gloved hand reaches out of frame and returns pulling a young boy […]