DPP and the Shattuck Center for Human Rights present a Lemkin Reunion movie screening event, part of the 7th edition of the Lemkin Reunion Series.
An AP 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. It has won 2023 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film. The film draws on Chernov’s daily news dispatches and personal footage of his own country at war. Also, it raises the question if the Russian invasion qualifies as a genocide. 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.