PORCELAIN WAR
Under roaring fighting jets, Ukrainian artists Slava, Anya and Andrey stay behind, defiantly finding beauty amid destruction. Armed with art, cameras and for the first time in their lives, guns, they show that while it’s easy to frighten people, it’s harder to destroy their passion for living.
SHOWTIMES
JAN 3 | FRI
5:10, 7:10 p.m.Â
JAN 4 | SAT
1:10, 3:10, 5:10, 7:10 p.m.
JAN 5 | SUN
1:10, 3:10, 5:10, 7:10 p.m.
JAN 6 | MON
5:10, 7:10 p.m.
JAN 7 | TUE
5:10, 7:10 p.m.
JAN 8 | WED
5:10, 7:10 p.m.
JAN 9 | THU
5:10, 7:10 p.m.
SYNOPSIS
Winner of the 2024 Sundance Grand Jury Prize: U.S. Documentary, PORCELAIN WAR is a stunning tribute to the resilience of the human spirit, embodying the enduring hope and passion of ordinary people living through extraordinary circumstances. As war ravages their homeland, three artists choose to stay in their native Ukraine, armed with their art, their cameras, and for the first time in their lives, their guns.
From the Academy Award®-winning producer of THE COVE and the Emmy® Award-winning producer of CHASING ICE, and the team behind the Grammy® Award-winning QUINCY, PORCELAIN WAR is one of the most decorated documentary features of 2024.
Director
Brendan Bellomo and Slava Leontyev
WITH
Slava Leontyev, Anya Stasenko, and Andrey Stefanov
Run Time
1 hour, 27 minutes
Released
November 22, 2024
Distributed by
Picturehouse
HEARING AND VISUAL ASSISTANCE
Assisted Listening
Subtitled / Open Captions
Country
Ukraine, United States, Australia
SUBTITLES
Ukranian, Russian, and English with English Subtitles
RATED R
for language
REVIEWS
“PORCELAIN WAR masterfully illustrates the enduring power of art in the face of adversity”
“Cinematic essays take many forms: few are as fragile and contemplative as PORCELAIN WAR…”
“…a united resistance effort: war balanced by love, bloodsheed by beauty.”