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Here We Are Now

Synopsis

An emotional documentary that looks at the lives of three Ukrainian refugees who now live in the UK, Brazil and Germany respectively. Each share their stories of escape from Russian occupation, and the hardships they've experienced whilst assimilating to new cultures as they rebuild their lives.

Details

Year
2024
Type of project
Features
Running time
62 min
Format
Digital
Director
Miriam Henri 1st Feature
Producer
Miriam Henri
Co-Producer
Denys Smacheliuk, Tas Brooker
Executive Producer
Miriam Henri
Editor
Kieran Humphries
Director of Photography
Shaun Swingler, Pavlo Shturniev, André Carmago Keller
Sound
Dan Hibbert
Composer
Alessandro Giovanetto
Principal cast
With contributions from: Natalia P., Olena M., Andriy O.

Genre

Woman Director Human Rights

Categories

Documentary

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

A Miriam Film Limited production in association with Wiser Films Limited

Miriam Film

Miriam Henri

Sales Company

Bohemia Media

Shawny MacIntosh

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