Liturgy of Anti-Tank Obstacles (2022)

Original title

Літургія протитанкових перешкод

Directed by

Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk

Genre

documentary film

Country

Ukraine, United States

Runtime

13 min

Rated

12

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This short documentary follows Ukrainians shifting from their everyday jobs to help in the war against Russia. It reflects on their changed roles and the act of serving their country.

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What happens

Liturgy of Anti-Tank Obstacles (Ukrainian: «Літургія протитанкових перешкод», romanized: Liturgiia protytankovyh pereshkod) is a 2022 US-Ukrainian 12-minute experimental documentary film directed by Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk, about Ukrainians who temporarily changed their profession to be useful in Ukraine's war with Russia. The return to documentary filmmaking for the director was an act of service to the state, creating counterarguments for the perspective. The film was funded by one of world's biggest media, The New Yorker, which holds the copyright both in Ukraine, and on the international market. World premiere took place at the Sarajevo Film Festival on August 13, 2022 – the film opened the documentary program of the festival. Following this, the film participated in over 100 international film festivals, among them International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA), Toronto International Film Festival, American's Sundance Film Festival, Doc NYC, New York's documentary festival, Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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