The first day of the 10th International Historical Film Festival "Beyond Time" has come to an end.

The documentary project "Mariupol on Fire" directed by Vyacheslav Bihun made us remember once again the tragedy of this Ukrainian city and the heroism of its defenders. A tragedy that consists of tens of thousands of ruined human lives and lives cut short. This project is to remind the world of this.

In the movie "Fate and Freedom. Marusya" by the same director, we saw an atypical approach to the issues of life and death, a philosophical problem that is relevant not only during the war. Despite the author's courage in interpreting the key question of existence, the film still has some incomplete storylines. The priest, whom we saw several times in the film, seems to deserve a separate movie. The reasons for his atypical behavior are no less intriguing. It seems that the author of the film has the opportunity to make an even deeper film that will show a deeper slice of Ukrainian society.

The film "Ordinary Rashism" by Igor Piddubny has already been screened at the festival. Nevertheless, another screening is appropriate, because the author has managed to capture the very essence of the modern Russian worldview, which for many people has only become clear now.

In the film "Frontline Life" by Maria Yaremchuk, you can see people whose heroism is often overshadowed nowadays, those who live and work kilometers away from the front line. We know Maria Yaremchuk as the author of films about the UPA, but her new documentary about the present shows that she works with no less professionalism in this field.

The contribution of contemporary filmmakers to the current struggle is to demonstrate it to the world. Today we saw how Ukrainian directors can do this.