Ukrainian filmmakers have mobilized quickly in their campaign to document Russia’s invasion of their country. While some are filming, others have taken up support roles to provide essential resources.
Festival organizer and producer Darya Bassel, whose recent film “A House Made of Splinters” won a directing award at Sundance in January, is among those who have set up a structure to provide logistical support.
Three days after evacuating from Ukrainian capital Kyiv with her family, Bassel has settled in an apartment in the Western town of Chernivtsi and has opened an office channeling means and materials to others. “We’re trying to help our friends who are in Kiev, because there are a lot of filmmakers and journalists [who are filming] events,” she told Variety by phone.
“Like 90% of the people I know that are Ukrainian filmmakers — and I know all of them —…