Photography

While working on the new version of our film about Pavlo Virsky, we discovered unique documents declassified in 2007. They preserve his voice — short, sharp, sometimes bitter phrases that reveal his personality and the atmosphere of the time, reflecting the mentality of the Soviet intelligentsia: compromises, self-censorship, the game between sincerity and safety. This…

We’re excited to introduce a new project that began this summer, directed by our talented colleague, filmmaker Anastasiya Mateshko. We’re mounting a portrait documentary about Ukrainian virtuoso violinist Vasyl Popadiuk  a Ukrainian-born virtuoso whose bow fuses classical mastery with Romani, jazz, and Latin energy into performances that feel like lived stories rather than “pieces.” Beyond the stage,…

When the camera is powerless — we act with our hands and minds. Through our work, we’ve been able to help two real people we met during filming. These are just a few of the stories from our team’s journey. Similar stories live in our other projects. Our team doesn’t just make films — we…

Over two intense days, Maxim Kravchinsky and Artem Borodin followed renowned sculptor and artist Viktor Mitic across Markham, downtown Toronto, and Rosemont, capturing the raw energy and artistry behind his process. In the heart of Viktor’s workshop, metal met fire—welding torches blazed, saws screamed through steel, and deep conversations unfolded about art, creation, and legacy.  The journey doesn’t…

One of our team members is currently traveling to Ukraine as part of her new documentary project. Life of every human being can be turned into a documentary but extreme circumstances like war make these stories even more urgent, raw. They strip life down to its core—revealing resilience, fear, hope, and the quiet strength people…

At the “Amazing Cat” Art Center, the premiere screening of two episodes of the multi-part docudrama “The Case of the Executed Pioneers” took place. This film is part of the series “GULAG — Witnesses”, produced by ECGProductions and based on the book by Anna Artemyeva and Elena Racheva, “58th: Unseized”. The role of Susanna Pechuro is played by Lilia Sklyar. These two…

In a society where accessibility was nearly nonexistent, life for families with disabled members in the Soviet Union was a relentless struggle. Here’s a powerful fragment from an interview with Yura Astakhov (Boston, USA) conducted by Gregory Antimony in our studio. Yura is the son of Yuri Georgievich Astakhov, one of the founders of the…