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Director Evgeny Afineevsky On His Emmy-Contending Ukraine Doc ‘Freedom On Fire’ And Putin’s Info Wars: Russian Propaganda Is “Manipulating People, Dividing Countries”
The Ukraine documentary 'Freedom on Fire,' directed by Evgeny Afineevsky, counteracts Russian propaganda that has gained traction on Capitol Hill.
Afineevsky has returned repeatedly to Ukraine to gather more footage, revising his documentary from the original version that premiered at the 2022 Venice Film Festival. What has remained consistent through all the iterations of Freedom on Fire is the opening scene – ordinary Ukrainians gathering in the dimly-lit basement of a building for a very unexpected event, given the circumstances: a standup comedy performance. “I’m always cautioning [people] and saying, ‘Hey, we’re in a World War III and it’s important to stand with Ukraine.’ I think it was a few years ago, Putin had one of his talk shows where he was answering questions.
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