Documentary ‘20 Days in Mariup’ wins Sundance audience award

The relevant statement was made by Radio Liberty [Radio Svoboda], an Ukrinform correspondent reports.

“The film captures the beginning of the full-scale invasion, the bombing of a maternity home and the rescue of the author and his cleagues from the Associated Press from the city surrounded by Russian tros,” the report states.

? The Audience Award: World Cinema Documentary, Presented by United Airlines goes to 20 DAYS IN MARIUP, directed and produced by Mstyslav Chernov. #Sundance @united pic.twitter.com/zAvSESoOCF

— SundanceFilmFestival (@sundancefest) January 27, 2023

The film production team included also photographer Evgen Maletka and field producer Vasilisa Stepanenko.

At the Sundance Film Festival, the film was shown in the World Cinema Documentary Competition section.

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