Russia's Siege of Ukraine: Filmmakers on the Front Lines

Four surviving documentary filmmakers from Mariupol, Ukraine, will present their experiences - and their film - about the brutal 2022 Russian siege of their home city. “Mariupolis 2” was being filmed to show how war affects normal life when award-winning Lithuanian director Mantas Kvedaravicius was captured and killed by Russian troops. Kvedaravicius' co-director and fiancée bravely retrieved his body and his footage and completed the film, which she will present (with English subtitles). Sponsored by Blue-Yellow for Ukraine USA, University of Illinois Springfield and the Capital Scholars Honors Program.