Filmmaker Vanessa Black Gives Ukraine's Crisis A Human Face

This Filmmaker Documented The People Manning Kiev's Barricades

During Ukraine's recent political crisis, young American filmmaker Vanessa Black went to Kiev to document the people at the center of the protest movement.

Her project, #UkraineRising, aims to show the real human stories behind the demonstrations that toppled president Viktor Yanukovych in February.

Black chronicled the chaotic aftermath of Yanukovych's fall for Elite Daily, a news site aiming to let young people build conversations around the news. Black's poignant stories from Kiev, which will be made into a feature film, are being showcased by Elite Daily as part of the series “Millennials Making A Difference.”

As Ukraine grapples with Crimean secession and pro-Russian unrest in eastern cities, Black's portraits are a moving tribute to the Ukrainians bravely facing an uncertain future.

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