VIKTOR / ВІКТОР

Leonid Nefedovich
Sep 26
2 min read

2024 / 89' / documentary / Denmark, Ukraine, France, USA

Viktor, a young Deaf man in Kharkiv, watches warily during the early days of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. A fan of samurai films and raised on stories of war, he dreams of becoming a warrior but is repeatedly denied when he tries to enlist. Eager to find purpose, Viktor embarks on a quest to find his place in the midst of a war he cannot hear.

Screenings schedule:

October 3, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. at the Zhovten Cinema, Kinoman Hall

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DIRECTOR - OLIVER SARBIL

Biography

Olivier Sarbil is a multi-award winning French documentary Director and two-time Emmy winning Cinematographer. Over the past two decades, Olivier has worked extensively in the Middle East, Africa, Europe, North America and Asia, on many of the most pressing global conflicts and social issues that the world has faced. In 2011, his life took an unexpected turn when he was severely wounded by a rocket-propelled grenade while documenting the civil war in Libya. His wounds only strengthened his resolve to continue telling stories that further the understanding of the human condition, in all its contradictions. In 2018, Olivier directed the critically acclaimed feature documentary, On The President's Orders, which documents the violent war on drugs in the Philippines and garnered an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Documentary. Variety described it as “a wholly cinematic, sensory experience, with straight-ahead reportage electrified by glaring streetlights and a panicked urban wall of sound.”

For his previous film, Mosul, Olivier spent six months embedded with the Iraqi Special Forces fighting ISIS. The resulting documentary provided a searing look at the ongoing conflict and won an Emmy for best cinematography, as well as being nominated for an additional Emmy for best documentary and a BAFTA for cinematography.

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