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About A Rising Fury Documentary

Synopsis

A RISING FURY chronicles nearly a decade in the lives of Pavlo and Svitlana, two passionate Ukrainian idealists. They were filmed from Kyiv’s Revolution of Dignity in 2013 through the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022. What begins as a hopeful protest evolves into an unrelenting fight for survival as their country is plunged into war. Against the backdrop of Russia’s annexation of Crimea and invasion of Donbas in 2014, this young couple navigates the harrowing realities of war. After losing his family home in Russian-occupied Donetsk, Pavlo joins the Ukrainian military, engaging in life-or-death battles, even against former friends. One such betrayal by a close friend reveals a hidden secret behind Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, one that was prepared as far back as 2007. This gripping documentary sheds light on the events that brought us to this moment in history and captures the resilience of the human spirit, offering an intimate, unflinching portrait of love in the face of unthinkable adversity.

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Film Credits and Supporters

   

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 

Additional video recording: Pavlo Pavliv and Mykola Petkovych


Photographers: Sergey Mikhalchuk and Lesko Kromplitz


Music by:

Maryana Sadovska, Roman Turovsky,

Svyatoslav Vakharchuk (Ocean of Elza)

Ivan Lenyo, Volodymyr Sherstiuk (Kozak System)

Andriy Nidzelskyi, Anton Baibakov, 

Petro Scazkiv, Greg Haines, 

Chris Zabriskie, Mykola Leontovych 


 Sound Recording:
Andriy Nidzelskiy, Mykhailo Zakutskyi, Natasha Avramenko


 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 and 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

UNWLA: Ukrainian National Women's League of America

UCCA: Ukrainian Congress Committee of America
Murray State University
Still Point Foundation

Razom for Ukraine
Shevchenko Scientific Society
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

 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

 UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television

 New Use Energy

 Brighter Ukraine Foundation 


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