NEW HAMPSHIRE FILM FESTIVAL’S BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Academy Award nominee for Best Documentary Feature. Winner of the 2024 Sundance Grand Jury Prize: U.S. Documentary, PORCELAIN WAR is a stunning tribute to the resilience of the human spirit, embodying the enduring hope and passion of ordinary people living through extraordinary circumstances. As war ravages their homeland, three artists choose to stay in their native Ukraine, armed with their art, their cameras, and for the first time in their lives, their guns.
From the Academy Award®-winning producer of THE COVE and the Emmy® Award-winning producer of CHASING ICE, and the team behind the Grammy® Award-winning QUINCY, PORCELAIN WAR is one of the most decorated documentary features of 2024.
Academy Awards Nominee: Best Documentary Feature
Sundance: Winner U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Documentary
Directors Guild of America Awards Nominee: Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary
Producers Guild of America Awards Nominee: Outstanding Producer of Documentary Motion Pictures
American Society of Cinematographers Nominee: Documentary Award
AACTA Awards Nominee: Best Documentary
Cinema Eye Honors: Winner Audience Choice Prize; Nominee for Production, Cinematography, and Visual Design
As the filmmakers repeatedly tie an inspirational bow on art and beauty, the good intentions yield cold comfort. -New York Times
Backed by a feral, driving score from Ukrainian folkloric quartet DakhaBrakha, “Porcelain War” makes the case for art as another protective weapon against imperialism. -San Francisco Chronicle
Finding beauty amid devastation, this absorbing documentary offers a persuasive case for the value of artistic expression even during times of intense crisis and conflict. -Cinemalogue
A combination of whimsy and devastation, it looked at the continuing war in Ukraine through the eyes of eccentric artists who carry on with their craft of making adorable little figures even as the Russian invasion disrupts everything. -Wall Street Journal
The film is often subtle about the art it represents, but that’s arguably one of its greatest, most poignant strengths. -Austin Chronicle
A sublime and stirring documentary from American filmmaker Brendan Bellomo and Ukrainian ceramicist Slava Leontyev about living, fighting and creating under siege. -Los Angeles Times
‘R’ 87min, Ukrainian & Russian w/ English subtitles
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