In 2022, I had the opportunity to collaborate with talented creatives on the "Eurodonbas" documentary movie.
I crafted dynamic animations from archival photos, enriching the film’s historical narrative and visual impact.
The documentary was screened internationally.
"Eurodonbas" documentary movie, dir. K. Hrytsiuk
(2022, 435FILMS production, Ukraine)
Donbas is a region in Eastern Ukraine that is currently recognized worldwide due to the fierce war with Russia. Although, not everyone is well-acquainted with the fact, that at the end of the 19th century, Donbas was the center of Belgian, German, French, British, and American settlements.
In the film, experts, historians, and local people tell their tales and pieces of evidence about the region's history, which was destroyed and distorted by Soviet authorities who worked to erase the legacies of European entrepreneurs like John Hughes, Ernest Solvay, and Henrich Laude. The film crew discovered the unique archival materials which were animated and show Donbas during the 19th century.
The documentary film 'Eurodonbas' shows the European heritage of such cities as Mariupol, Lysychansk, Druzhkivka, and New York village in the Donetsk region just before the escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War. These places of Donbas are well-recognized in the world mass media, as they were almost destroyed by Russian missiles during the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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