Traces (Сліди)

Production Status
Work in Progress
Release Date
2025
Country(ies) of (co)production
Ukraine, Poland
Duration
90’

The deep traces of trauma left behind by six women who survived sexual violence and torture as a result of Russia’s aggression in Ukraine serve as a source of strength as they attempt to transform their post-traumatic experience into post-traumatic growth.

Six women — Iryna, Liudmyla, Halyna, Tetiana, Olha, and Mefodiivna — share stories of the traumatic experiences of sexual violence and torture they went through during Russian aggression in Ukraine from 2014 to 2023. Each woman is a survivor who shares her story in this psychological portrait, creating a unique document of the crime committed, inspired by a desire to preserve the memory of truth and justice. The women are all members of SEMA UKRAINE, the Ukrainian community of women survivors of sexual gender-based violence and conflict-related sexual violence.

CREW:
Сo-production: Dariusz Jablonski
Production:
Co-production: Message Film
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