‘Porcelain War’ Film Screening & Discussion

“Ukraine is like porcelain, easy to break yet impossible to destroy.”
—Slava Leontyev

Join us for a night of viewing one of the most talked-about Academy Award nominees of the year, followed by a Q&A with the co-director and the producer.

Under roaring fighting jets as war ravages their homeland, three artists—Slava, Anya and Andrey—stay behind in their native Ukraine, 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.

Nominated for an Academy Award for best documentary feature, Porcelain War has already won the 2024 Sundance Grand Jury Prize. The film is a stunning tribute to the resilience of the human spirit, embodying the enduring hope and passion of ordinary people living through extraordinary circumstances. 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.

Following the screening of Porcelain War, we will have a discussion with co-director Slava Leontyev and producer Paula DuPré Pesmen.