Film Screening: A Rising Fury

Synopsis

A Rising Fury follows two hopeful Ukrainian idealists for almost 9 years from the peaceful protests in Kyiv in 2013 to the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Pavlo and Svitlana met and fell in love at the Maidan Revolution. When Russia invaded Crimea and Donbas in 2014, Pavlo lost his family home and joined the Ukrainian military effort. To defend his nation, he engages in deadly firefights against former friends who join Russian forces. As Svitlana transports food and medical supplies, both find themselves on the battle lines, protecting their land, democracy, and their relationship.

Filmmaker

Originally from Kyiv, Ukraine, filmmaker Lesya Kalynska was trained at NYU's Tisch Film School and devoted much of her career to capturing vulnerable subjects displaced by Russia's invasion of Georgia (2008) and Ukraine (2014-present).

General information

Running time: 82 min
Country: USA, Ukraine, Norway
Languages: English, Ukrainian, Russian