Ukrainian culture resisting in Kharkiv: from an artist, a museum director and an actor

This film captures the everyday reality of people living in Kharkiv as war tears through their city—destroying cultural spaces, neighbourhoods, and the sense of normality they once had.

Through intimate testimonies, an artist, a museum director and an actor turned soldier, declare their love to the city and explain the intricate and powerful ways it continues to resist Russian attacks, literal and ideological, every day.

Their words speak about resilience, memory, and the determination to keep living, creating, and defending their city and country amid devastation.

This documentary is produced by ‪@lyukmedia‬ in collaboration with Sphera network. This shortdoc is also part of our “Stories Breaking Borders” series. To watch other films in the series, check out our channel.

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