SYNOPSIS

Amidst the chaos and destruction of the brutal Russian invasion of Ukraine, three artists defiantly find inspiration and beauty as they defend their culture and their country. In a war waged by professional soldiers against ordinary civilians, Slava Leontyev, Anya Stasenko, and Andrey Stefanov choose to stay behind, armed with their art, their cameras, and, for the first time in their lives, their guns. Despite daily shelling, Anya finds resistance and purpose in her art, Andrey takes the dangerous journey to get his young family to safety abroad, and Slava becomes a weapons instructor for ordinary people who have become unlikely soldiers. As the war intensifies, Andrey picks up his camera to film their story, and on tiny porcelain figurines, Anya and Slava capture their idyllic past, uncertain present, and hope for the future.

Co-directed by Leontyev and Brendan Bellomo, with extraordinary footage from first-time cinematographer Stefanov, Porcelain War embodies the passion and fight, that only an artist can put back into the world when it’s crumbling around them.

FESTIVALS

Sundance, Winner U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Documentary
HotDocs, Top 20 Audience Favourite
Seattle International Film Festival, Winner Golden Space Needle Audience Award
Minneapolis St Paul International Film Festival, Winner Special Jury Award for Directing
Dallas International Film Festival, Winner Best Directing
Official Selection San Francisco International Film Festival
Official Selection Millennium Docs Against Gravity
Boulder International Film Festival, Winner Best Documentary and Audience Award
Saratosa Film Festival, Winner Special Jury Mention
Official Selection Big Sky Documentary
Official Selection Sydney Film Festival
Official Selection American Museum of Natural History Margaret Meade Film Festival
Official Selection DOC10 Film Festival
Official Selection Berkhshire International Film Festival
Official Selection Cleveland International FIlm Festival
Official Selection Nantucket Film Festival

HOW TO SUPPORT

Come Back Alive Foundation
Military Assistance and Veteran Rehabilitation

Birds Project
Medical Supplies for Military and Civilians

Musicians Defend Ukraine
Charity Fund That Helps Musicians in Times of War

Zgraya Volunteer Group
Food, Equipment and Food Supplies

PUBLICITY

ACME PR
Nancy Willen
nancywillen@acmepr.net

SALES

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