Stand With Ukraine Film Festival: ‘Cacophony of Donbas’

THE CACOPHONY OF DONBAS  This film takes a hard look at the Kremlin’s disinformation playbook and shatters the “myth of the Donbas” — Russia’s official version of atrocities in Donbas, a region in Ukraine. One such myth: following the fabrication of a “crucified boy,” circulated by the pro-Kremlin media back2014, there have been wild allegations of Ukrainian armed forces organizing “human safaris” where rich Westerners could allegedly buy the right to kill civilians in Donbas. The film uses archival footage and recordings of interviews with former Donbas residents who witnessed Russian aggression and became its victims. Life promised to become a symphony of work, joy and welfare. Instead, the symphony of the Donbas turned into a cacophony of the Donbas. Directed by Ihor Minaiev. Introduced by Stanislav Menzelevskyl*

Presented by the Ryder Film Series.