Ukraine - Nightlife in resistance
When Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24th, the thriving electronic scene changed forever. Overnight, producers, DJs, club owners, staff, promoters and curators became soldiers, refugees and volunteers. Such efforts swept through its venues, too. The country's dance floors were suddenly repurposed into medical training facilities and ammunition factories, coordination headquarters and volunteer centres. Ukraine: Nightlife in Resistance delves into six individual perspectives from across its club scene, uncovering from their stories the true cost of war.
Music in order of appearance: kindracoma - Anxiety Casa Ukrania - Okupatsia Del Cano - 24/02/22 Spekulant - Jumpngap Roman K & Roma Khropko - Unexplained Fears Philip Didenkov - Afterfear Distortion (UA) - Flying Round PAN4EZ - HTNS Pankifared - До перемоги kuvallini - Exaltation Kichi Kazuko - Sontse Ukrayiny Shodytʹ Na Donbasi Monotronique - Voyage Karoon - Степ (feat. ТУЧА) Arthur Mine - Mantra Kollega Ilay - дважди в день [unreleased] Heinali - Peizazhna Aleia Heinali - Live from Bouquet Kyiv 2021 Monoconda - Alone At The Dancefloor Kurs Valüt feat сонічка дєтка - Kolyskova Kurs Valüt - Kurs Valüt (live in Module, Dnipro) Zavoloka - Sich Arthur Mine - Twilights Monotonne - Fairytale (feat. Elle Alicia Bennett) Iiteration - Flowers Of The Space Desert Ship Her Son - Gott Panghoud - Shum Karpaty étude Heinali - Live from a Bomb Shelter in Ukraine Paat. & Nata Teva - Rave On Putin's Grave
Production: Producer - Eugene Rachkovsky Assistant Producer - Margareeta Evi Director - Maksym Nakonechnyi Story Editors - Whitney Wei, Sophie Misrahi, Maksym Nakonechnyi Camera - Khrystyna Lizogub, Denys Tokarev, Pavlo Shturnev, Michael Scofield, Viktor Konkevych Editor - Taras Spivak Additional Directio - Yurii Yudin Story Consultant - Katya Gornostai Sound Recordists - Xenia Vinogradova, Artem Kosynskyi Sound Designer - Mykhailo Zakutskyi Ambience Editor - Pavlo Melnyk Music Mixer - Nina Eba Colorist - Ivan Fomichenko Graphics - Lucy Ross, Dan Derham, Olesia Lipskaia Subtitles - Yuliia Lymanska, Bella Aquilina Executive Producers - Sophie Misrahi, Kazim Rashid