Genre: Feature Documentary Running Time: 82 min Countries of production: USA, Ukraine, Norway
Production companies: Pomegranate Studios (USA) and Batytskyi Production (Ukraine) Co-production company: UpNorth Film (Norway)
Festival release:
World Premiere at Tribeca Film Festival
with a special presentation at Lincoln Center – Walter Reade Theater, June 2022
Limited theatrical release in USA:
Cinema Village, New York City, October 2023
Shooting format: HD Language: Ukrainian, English, and Russian with English subtitles
SYNOPSIS
"A RISING FURY" is a story about love, revolution, deception, and war. This feature documentary follows two hopeful Ukrainian idealists from the peaceful protest in Kyiv in 2013 to the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Pavlo and Svitlana met and fell in love at the Revolution of Dignity and were filmed for nearly ten years with several expeditions to the frontlines of the war. After the Russian Federation starts the occupation of Crimea and the war in Donbas, Pavlo loses his family home and joins the Ukrainian military effort. To defend his country, he engages in deadly firefights against former friends and a close military instructor. As Svitlana transports food and medical supplies, both find themselves on the battle lines, protecting their land, democracy, and their relationship. The film also highlights the dramatic moments of the life of Vadym Vasylchuk, one of the leaders of the Maidan self-defense, who later became a deputy of the Kyiv City Council and, in 2022, joined the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The film includes historical footage of John McCain, Igor Lapin, Les Podervianskyi, Svyatoslav Vakarchuk, Ivan Lenyo , and the band Kozak System.
FILM CREDITS
Directed by:
Lesya Kalynska & Ruslan Batytskyi
Written by: Lesya Kalynska Co-written by: TJ Collins
Produced by:
Lesya Kalynska
TJ Collins
Ruslan Batytskyi
Jonathan Borge Lie
Director of Photography: Ruslan Batytskyi
Original score by:
Emiliano Mazzenga
Edited by:
Araby Kelley
Lesya Kalynska
Ruslan Batytskyi
Cinematographers:
Anton Fursa, Taras Tomenko, Lesko Kromplitz,
Anton Yaremchuk, Ivan Fomichenko, Lesya Kalynska,
Anna Borysova, Yuri Dunay,
Taras Tkachenko, Anastasia Lysenko
Photographers: Sergey Mikhalchuk and Lesko Kromplitz Additional video recording: Pavlo Pavliv and Mykola Petkovych Music by:
Maryana Sadovska, Roman Turovsky,
Svyatoslav Vakharchuk (Ocean of Elza)
Andriy Nidzelskyi, Anton Baibakov,
Petro Scazkiv, Greg Haines,
Chris Zabriskie, Mykola Leontovych
Sound Design and Mix: Joe Sears and Andriy Nidzelskiy
Colorist: Sanjit Majumdar Title and graphic design: Jesse Kerman
Impact producers:
TJ Collins & Lesya Kalynska
Impact co-producers:
Dianna Derhak – Creator & Producer of “Sunflowers of Ukraine” campaign
Alexandra Zavadivska
Consultants:
Carol Dysinger, John Tintori, Etienne Kallos,
Shlomo Godder, Josh Green, Boris Frumin, Karin Hayes
Website and graphic design: Natasha Mikhalchuk
Assistant Editor: Olga Voytenko
SPONSORS & SUPPORTERS
European organizations and funds supporting the project include:
IDFA Bertha Fund, Netherlands
Sorfond, The Norwegian South Film Fund, Norway
The Fritt Ord Foundation, Norway
Bertha Doc Society Journalism Fund, UK
Finport Technologies, Ukraine
The US organizations and funds supporting the project include:
Sundance Institute Documentary Film Fund
Murray State University
Still Point Foundation
Shevchenko Scientific Society
Razom for Ukraine
UCCA: Ukrainian Congress Committee of America
UNWLA: Ukrainian National Women's League of America
UABPA: Ukrainian American Business &Professional Association
Diannaderhak.com
Our special gratitude:
Michael and Nadia Kalinski,
Leonard and Helena Mazur,
Dianna Derhak,
Alexandra & Anya Zawadiwsky
Additional support in US by:
New York University
The Gotham Film and Media Institute
Women Make Movies
The Ukrainian Museum in New York City
Ukrainian Film Club at Columbia University
Consulate General of Ukraine in New York
Consulate General of Ukraine in San Francisco
Consulate General of Ukraine in Chicago
UNA, Plast, CYM
Leleka Foundation / БФ Лелека-Україна
UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television
New Use Energy
Brighter Ukraine Foundation (BUF)
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