The Sky Was on Fire: Ballet & War in Ukraine

Name: The Sky Was on Fire: Ballet & War in Ukraine
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2025
Duration: 94 min

2025 · 94 min

Documentary

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Trailer

This film tells the story of the Russian attempts to erase the culture of Ukraine – the story of ballerinas and dancers who must make a choice: to leave the country, to stay and dance, or to pick up arms and fight.

Crew

Director Jonathan Maricle
Director Joan Finn Adkison
Writer Joan Finn Adkison
Writer Michael Germano
Writer Michelle Provenzano
Director of Photography Michael Murray

Cast

O
Oleh Tokar
K
Khrystyna Shyshpor
K
Krystyna Shyshkarova
P
Petro Chupryna
T
Tatiana Shapoval
L
Larysa Tarasenko
S
Svitlana Onipka
O
Olha Tokar
K
Kira Vyshnevetska
O
Oleksandr "Sasha" Shapoval
Y
Yurii Kerpatenko
O
Olga Golytsia

Crew

Director — Jonathan Maricle
Director — Joan Finn Adkison
Writer — Joan Finn Adkison
Writer — Michael Germano
Writer — Michelle Provenzano
Director of Photography — Michael Murray

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🔥 Hot takes

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Intermission

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