Film Screening IFFWW: Faces of Torture

Feature Television Competition

Location: Festival Hub (23-24, Princes Gate, London, SW7 1PT)

Time: 11:00 - 12:00

Free to attend

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Faces of Torture

Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, Russia has used the Olenivka Pr*son, located in Russian-occupied Donetsk Oblast, as a camp for prisoners of war and civilian hostages from Mariupol. Thousands of Ukrainians, including servicemen from the Azov Brigade, have been held captive in its cells. Those who returned from captivity spoke about the inhumane conditions of detention, hunger, and torture in this Pr*son.

For six months, the Kyiv Independent team has been working on recreating a picture of the events that took place in Olenivka. Journalists recorded dozens of interviews with the servicemen and civilians who witnessed gross violations of international law.

The Kyiv Independent team collected information step by step about the functioning of the Pr*son, as well as its guards, managers, and supervisors from Russia. In the end, the journalists were able to identify the people who were involved in the systematic abuse of the defenders of Mariupol.

Director - Vitalii Havura

Author/Reporter - Yevheniia Motorevska

Editing Director - Max Yakobchuk

Cinematographers - Oleksandra Lunina, Serge Hahamidi

Researcher - Kostiantyn Nechyporenko

Line Producer - Anastasiia Mozghova

Host or Publisher TalentedU