Stephen Fry Will Voice a Documentary Film About the War in Ukraine
British writer Stephen Fry has signed a contract to voice the documentary film 'We Are Home,' which tells the stories of families forced to leave their homes due to the Russian war in Ukraine.
This was reported by Deadline.
The film was directed by two Ukrainians, Anton Chystiakov and Roman Krasnoshchok. The producer of the film is Kayleigh-Paige Rees, who was awarded Best Producer at this year’s National Film Awards in the UK for Prime Video feature Keep Calm and Carry On.
"I am honestly speechless and beyond honoured that Stephen said yes to narrating our documentary. I wrote a personal letter to Stephen detailing the project itself and the incredible team we had attached to this project," said Rees.
The documentary film 'We Are Home' tells the stories of children and their families from various front-line cities in Ukraine who were forced to leave their homes, fleeing from the Russian genocidal war and evacuating to the Ukrainian town of Skole, near Lviv in the west of the country.
"A huge thanks to the team in Ukraine, which has made so much effort to create this documentary film, as well as to everyone who helped make our shooting possible during the war. The greatest thanks go to every child and family who spoke with us and openly shared their stories," wrote Rees on her Instagram page.
It is worth noting that during the filming of the movie, the team collected testimonies and spoke with the school director who transformed the educational institution into a home for forcibly displaced people. Also, with psychologists who directly work with children forcibly displaced, helping them cope with the horrific consequences of the Russian war they had to face.
Currently, the film is still awaiting its release on the big screens. The premiere will take place at one of the festival screenings next year.
Recall that earlier The Gaze reported that the documentary film by Polish director Mateusz Hamela 'In the Rearview' received the Pare Lorentz Award from the International Documentary Association.
The events of the film unfold in an evacuation van. Passengers are Ukrainians fleeing an unprovoked, genocidal war unleashed by Russia in Ukraine. The driver is the director of the film himself - Mateusz Hamela. At the center of documentary observation are the stories of Ukrainian children, women, and elderly people who are forced to leave their homes to save themselves.