‘Wounded Land’ Documentary
Since 2014, despite the incessant Russian shelling, winemaking masterpieces are created every day, crops are grown, and people who are devoted to their work and their land continue to live. It is to them that the documentary is dedicated, which the creators were able to complete thanks to the help from the EU.
Russian war will not stop Ukrainian culture
About the project
No war can stop work of a life. Even under constant mortal threat, people with passion for their own ideas never stop working on their embodiment. This documentary is dedicated to them.Itwas kicked off in 2021 as part of Sertsevyna media project. Documentarians from Lviv and Krakow wanted to show to how, since 2014, masterpieces of winemaking are created, crops are grown, and people devoted to their work and their land continue to live under Russian shelling. With the beginning of the full-scale invasion, the context changed so much that the authors of the idea decided to completely reshoot the film. Already at the end of the post-production stage, the project team received financial support from the European Union. Owing to this, it was possible to organise the joint work of both Ukrainian and Polish stakeholders at the studio in Krakow, write subtitles in Ukrainian and English, prepare format alternatives to be able to make the documentary available on various platforms (including at film festivals), as well as present the film in Krakow.
Moreover, the Wounded Land’s creative team has already managed to implement part of their plan by hosting presentations of their documentary in the capital and major cities of Ukraine. The presentation in Kyiv was accompanied by a wave of positive feedback in the mass media and social platforms, and the presentation in Lviv had to be postponed twice due to air raid alerts. After Ukraine, Wounded Land is planned to be shown across the EU countries. In addition, the team is already working on continuing their film project.
Project timeline: October – December 2022
Project supported by
House of Europe is an EU-funded programme fostering professional and creative exchange between Ukrainians and their colleagues in EU countries and the UK. The programme focuses on different professional fields: culture and creative industries, education and youth work, social entrepreneurship, and media. This encompasses 20+ separate programme lines enabling to keep working despite the war, to carry out personal projects, or to enrol in courses, conferences, and internships in the EU and the UK. The programme funds cultural cooperation and literature translation between Ukraine and the EU and the UK, along with the revitalisation of cultural infrastructure. House of Europe supports the safeguarding of Ukrainian cultural heritage and the development of creative and educational start-ups. Various learning and matchmaking opportunities such as Digital Labs, workshops, discussions, conferences, and hackathons are offered.
Learn more: https://houseofeurope.org.ua/
Project implemented by
The Ukrainian-Polish Media Society is a public association of Ukrainian and Polish TV and radio journalists, video industry and promotion craftsmen. The Society is registered in Lviv. They focus on the mutual promotion of Ukrainian and Polish cultures in Ukraine and the EU in the context of common European values and future. One of their media projects was Sertsevyna, which became fundamental to start the work on the Wounded Land documentary.
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