The Saints are Watching

Ukrainian artist Oleksandr Klimenko and his wife Sofia Atlantova have been painting icons on ammunition boxes since the annexation of Crimea in 2014. The icons of saints transform the military rubbish smelling of brutality into faithful art. The story follows Oleksandr and volunteers from different parts of the globe as they accompany paramedics and officers, encounter regular residents and observe the conditions in Kyiv, Bucha, Gostomel, Irpin, Borodyanka, Chernihiv, and other territories in Ukraine since the full-scale invasion in February 2022. The images are complemented by sensitive stories of people who had to face the horrors of war in silence – the real heroes of this war.The film had its national premiere in 2024 at the Human Rights film festival: Inconvenient Films, where it garnered a strong and positive reception both from critics and audiences. In 2024, it has also been nominated as Best Documentary Film at the Buzz IF Festival in Romania and was screened at the ADOX Documentary Film Festival.

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