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FilmWeek

Winter on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom

By FilmWeek Staff
Published Feb 5, 2016
VENICE, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 03: Director Evgeny Afineevsky attends a photocall for 'Winter On Fire' during the 72nd Venice Film Festival at Palazzo del Casino on September 3, 2015 in Venice, Italy. (Photo by Tristan Fewings/Getty Images)
Director Evgeny Afineevsky attends a photocall for 'Winter On Fire' during the 72nd Venice Film Festival at Palazzo del Casino in Venice, Italy.
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Winter on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom

The Oscar-nominated documentary "Winter on Fire" takes viewers inside what started as peaceful protests in Kiev's Independence Square but soon turned violent, culminating in February, 2014 as the Euromaidan Revolution.

Protesters demanded the immediate impeachment of President Viktor Yanukovych after he had backed out on a popular agreement with the European Union, which would have included political reforms, and instead signed a treaty for a multibillion-dollar loan from Russia.

We talk with producer Evgeny Afineevsky about his experience documenting the revolution.

Guest:

Evgeny Afineevsky, producer, Winter on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom