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Peace For Nina

Мир для Ніни
Image du film Peace For Nina - FIFDH 2022
IMPACT DAYS

Peace for Nina raconte le récit d’une survivante ukrainienne dont la vie a été bouleversée par la guerre et la perte de ses êtres les plus chers. Le fils de Nina, Ihor Branovytsky, soldat de l’armée ukrainienne, est capturé et exécuté par des mercenaires russes alors qu’il défendait l’aéroport de Donetsk en 2015. Pour faire face à la mort de son fils, Nina rassemble des preuves de son exécution extrajudiciaire en captivité. Elle veut s’assurer que ce qui est arrivé à son fils soit reconnu comme un crime de guerre. Elle trouve du réconfort en nouant des amitiés avec d’autres mères qui ont perdu des fils et des filles à cause de la guerre. Elles seules peuvent comprendre sa douleur. Nina trouvera-t-elle un jour la paix en elle-même et dans le monde qui l’entoure ? Surtout lorsque ses pires craintes se sont avérées et que la guerre a désormais touché tous les Ukrainiens ?

Section : Impact Days
Pays : Ukraine
Langues originales : ukrainien, russe
Réalisation
Zhanna Maksymenko-Dovhych
Zhanna Maksymenko-Dovhych (Ukraine)
Production
Zhanna Maksymenko-Dovhych
Zhanna Maksymenko-Dovhych (Ukraine)
Knorozok Lyuba (Ukraine)
Dea Gjinovci (Suisse)
Durée
80'’
Statut de production
Post-production
Finalisé en
2024
Impact Statement
War crimes that are not named as such give rise to greater evil and greater wars. We need to open a discussion on the necessary changes to international legislation on the punishment of war crimes in such a way that it would allow for the recognition of war criminals not only those physically present at trials, but also in absentia, as well as those perpetrators who are no longer alive. The documentary Peace for Nina can be a trigger for such discussions at the high international level. We feel that it is important to show this film in front of international institutions that can trigger investigations into war crimes and crimes against humanity perpetrated during the Russian-Ukrainian War since 2014, among them the European Court of Human Rights, the International Criminal Court, the Council of Europe, the United Nations.
Nina's story highlights unaddressed Russian war crimes since 2014, emphasizing the need for legal action and victims' rights. It also aims to deepen understanding of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict and advocate for the ratification of important international legal statutes in Ukraine.
Impact Goals
  1. To use Nina's story to highlight the fact that war crimes committed by Russia since 2014, from the very beginning of the war to the full-scale invasion, remain unaddressed; war crimes should be named war crimes.
  2. Empower Legal Action by equipping prosecutors and citizen evidence collectors with key resources and support, and by centering victims rights in the political discourse around war crimes and crimes against humanity prosecutions.
  3. Increase knowledge of the Russian-Ukrainian war and its wider background.
  4. Think more critically about how war crimes are prosecuted and understand what is required for a successful prosecution.
  5. To promote the ratification of the Rome statute and Law about war criminals in Ukraine.
Impact Strategy
  • To raise funds for the impact campaign.
  • To make Nina the voice of mothers whose children were killed in the Russian-Ukrainian war.
  • To organise screenings of the film for international officials to keep the focus on the war crimes committed by Russians in Ukraine and to seek justice and pressure on Russia.
  • To use the film as a tool to influence the Ukrainian parliament and president to ratify the Rome Statute and the Law on War Criminals in Ukraine.
  • Share content about the film and impact campaign on social media connecting with others and contributing to a larger-scale campaign.
  • Call on national / regional / international decision-makers to enact policies and legislation which effectively support the victims of the conflict to live safely and address any psychological trauma.
Contact
Contacts principaux
Zhanna Maksymenko-Dovhych (Ukraine): Jeanne.dovhych@gmail.com
Knorozok Lyuba (Ukraine): lyubzja.knorozok@gmail.com
Dea Gjinovci (Suisse): dea.gjinovci@gmail.com
Participants présents aux Impacts Days
Dea Gjinovci (Suisse)
Zhanna Maksymenko-Dovhych (Ukraine)
Knorozok Lyuba (Ukraine)

Distribution and sales
LightDox

Impact
Think Film Impact
STORYBOARD COLLECTIVE
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SUPPORT (IMS)
Swiss Films

Organisations
CENTER FOR CIVIL LIBERTIES (Ukraine)

Funders and Philantropists
Ukrainian Film State Agency
Deutsche Film Academy (Filmboost program)
Perspective Fund
Prague Civil Society center
TRIAL International

Distribution and sales
LightDox

Impact
Think Film Impact
STORYBOARD COLLECTIVE
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SUPPORT (IMS)
Swiss Films

Organisations
CENTER FOR CIVIL LIBERTIES (Ukraine)

Funders and Philantropists
Ukrainian Film State Agency
Deutsche Film Academy (Filmboost program)
Perspective Fund
Prague Civil Society center
TRIAL International