As Russia launches its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, primary schools across Russia's hinterlands are transformed into recruitment stages for the war. Facing the ethical dilemma of working in a system defined by propaganda and violence, a brave teacher goes undercover to film what's really happening in his own school. (1hr 30mins)

Jan 24, 2025 · Filmmaker Mstyslav Chernov attends the 2025 Sundance Film Festival premiere of “2000 Meters to Andriivka” at The Ray Theatre on January 23, 2025, in Park City, UT.

Oscar-winning documentarian Mstyslav Chernov returns to Sundance, the place where he first showcase “20 Days in Mariupol,” this time to discuss his new film “2000 Meters to Andriivka,” that puts audiences on the frontlines of the 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive. (Jan. 30)

1 day ago · Mstyslav Chernov, director of 2000 Meters to Andriivka, poses for a portrait at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2025, in Park City, Utah. (Chris Pizzello/Invision/The Associated Press)

December 12, 2024 — Boston, MA — 2000 METERS TO ANDRIIVKA, a new feature film on the war in Ukraine from FRONTLINE, the award-winning PBS documentary series housed at GBH in Boston, and The...

Jan 27, 2025 · Three films in the World Cinema Documentary Competition tell stories from countries in the midst of conflict. Mstyslav Chernov’s “2000 Meters From Andriivka” follows the Ukrainian counteroffensive as it seeks to liberate the titular village.

“In the Summers,” an affecting, years-spanning drama about a complicated parent-children relationship, nabbed the Grand Jury prize at the 40th Sundance Film Festival, while the top honor for documentary went to “Porcelain War,” about a Ukrainian couple who craft fragile, intricately painted ceramics

Feb 14, 2025 · Ukrainian filmmaker and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Mstyslav Chernov, who received an Academy Award for Best Documentary last year for 20 Days of Mariupol, presented his latest war...

Jan 20, 2025 · Award-winning filmmaker Mstyslav Chernov tracks Ukrainian soldiers fighting for every inch of ground near Bakhmut in his latest documentary. The Sundance Film Fesival’s official YouTube channel has released a preview of Mstyslav …

Jan 20, 2025 · The film’s world premiere at Sundance marks another milestone for Chernov, whose Oscar-winning documentary 20 days in Mariupol made history as Ukraine’s first Academy Award winner in 2024. Now, 2,000 meters to Andriivka is competing for …