Porcelain War

Ukraine and the spirit of its people are like porcelain, “Easy to break but impossible to destroy,” in director Brendan Bellomo’s beautiful, heartfelt Oscar-nominated documentary about co-director Slava Leontyev, his wife Anya and their friend Andrey Stefanov. The three nature lovers and artists bound together by their passion for creating delicate, detailed porcelain figurines before the war, now find themselves staying behind on the frontline as they take up arms in the struggle for Ukrainian liberation.

Directed by Brendan Bellomo and key subject Slava Leontyev, this inspirational Oscar nominated documentary tells the harrowing story of the war in Ukraine through the eyes of those fighting against the Russian invasion on the ground. Leontyev, his wife Anya and their friend Andrey Stefanov tell, at great personal risk and with footage they shot themselves – the story of how their lives as artists were brutally upended by the war. Now, although they’ve taken up new, unfamiliar roles as Ukrainian soldiers – they’ve never lost their passion for art and nature as they risk everything for family, nation and freedom.