We are proud to share that Songs of Slow Burning Earth has been honoured with three awards at the 21st edition of Millennium Docs Against Gravity in Poland.
The film received the Amnesty International Poland Award, given to films that shed light on the mechanisms of oppression and resistance, power and hope, and the struggle for human rights.
It was also awarded the First Appearance Award, celebrating the strongest debut or second film by an emerging director. The prize is unique in that its jury consists of viewers from across generations — teenagers as well as adults over 55.
Finally, the film’s cinematographers — Volodymyr Usyk, Viacheslav Tsvetkov, and Mykhailo Lubarsky — received a Special Mention for Best Cinematography.
The film is a series of reflective observations of Ukraine in wartime, interwoven with eye-witness accounts to contemplate the ultimate tragedy: the normalisation of war.
Directed by Daria Onyshchenko, Songs of Slow Burning Earth is an audiovisual diary chronicling Ukraine’s immersion into the abyss of full-scale invasion.
Songs of Slow Burning Earth is produced by Darya Bassel for the Ukrainian production company Moon Man, and is co-produced by Anne Köhncke for Final Cut for Real and Kerstin Übelacker for We Have A Plan.
This is the second film we are coproducing with Olha following Outside from 2022, and in ‘Songs of Slow Burning Eart’ is continuing her beautiul collaboration with editor Michael Aaglund and editing consultant Niels Pagh Andersen.