People of Steel

WUB Hub is proud to host a screeningLink opens in a new window of the documentary People of Steel on 7 May 2025. Directed and produced by musician Serhii Fomenko, this film highlights the resilience of the defenders of Mariupol. The documentary aims to raise international awareness of the ongoing war in Ukraine and the urgent need for the release of Ukrainian prisoners of war.

“The main goal of the film is to ensure that those in captivity are eventually released and do not remain without media coverage”— Serhii Fomenko

The screening will take place at 5pm in the Cinema Screening Room, Faculty of Arts Building, on the University of Warwick campus. Following the screening, there will be a panel discussion with more details on the participants to be shared soon.

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20 Days in Mariupol

An Associated Press team of Ukrainian journalists trapped in the besieged city of Mariupol struggle to continue their work documenting atrocities of the Russian invasion. As the only international reporters who remain in the city, they capture what later become defining images of the war: dying children, mass graves, the bombing of a maternity hospital, and more.

After nearly a decade covering international conflicts, including the Russia-Ukraine war, for The Associated Press, 20 Days in Mariupol is Mstyslav Chernov’s first feature film. The film draws on Chernov’s daily news dispatches and personal footage of his own country at war. It offers a vivid, harrowing account of civilians caught in the siege, as well as a window into what it’s like to report from a conflict zone, and the impact of such journalism around the globe.

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