TORONTO (CANADA) – More than 18 months into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, documentary filmmakers who screened their latest work on the conflict at the Toronto film festival say it is more important than ever to keep the crisis in the public consciousness.
Oscar-nominated Egyptian director Karim Amer debuted his “Defiant“, which tells the story of the first year of the war from the perspective of Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and other top Ukrainian officials.
Polish filmmaker Maciek Hamela meanwhile took a different approach with “In the Rearview“, filming his own perilous road journeys to help evacuate Ukrainian civilians during the first few months of fighting in 2022.
From the United Nations to the White House, Amer follows Kuleba as he urges the West to back Kyiv to the fullest extent possible in the face of Russian firepower.
The film also focuses on Mykhailo…
