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Escape from Melitopol: Documentary Development Note
Escape from Melitopol was a documentary idea involving real people, a real war and original footage that would need careful handling.
Escape from Melitopol was framed as a documentary following Yevhen, Ilona and Matvii after Russia's invasion of Ukraine forced them out of Melitopol and eventually toward Canada.
A story involving active war, displacement, family safety and personal archive material needs more restraint than an open pitch.
The production questions are access, translation, safety, consent, archive handling, edit restraint and a clear reason for why the story should be told now.
The project did not move into production and is not being presented as an active film.
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