Still from Red Zone. Illustration of a young woman in the center of the frame, looking directly ahead, with her arms crossed in front of her. She as long dark hair, wears a white tank top, and is not smiling. She is in a room with a bed, paintings on the wall, and two windows that have X's taped across them.
Red Zone
Still from Red Zone, Photo: Seri/graph
In Development

Directed by

Iryna Tsilyk

Produced by

Darya Bassel

Red Zone is a dangerous area in the frontline zone where hostilities take place. But in some other sense, it is also a space of insecurity for people who live in a shadow of an every-minute threat. And moreover, it is a zone of borderline sensations.

What does it mean to be a woman in the war times? Ukrainian film director and writer Iryna Tsilyk offer to look at this issue from her personal point of view in the form of the animated film essay, an intimate film diary.

Red Zone is a 2022 Critical Issues Fund grantee.

Meet the Filmmakers
Iryna Tsilyk looking directly at the camera. Black and white portrait.
Iryna Tsilyk
Photo courtesy Iryna Tsilyk
Darya Bassel looking directly at camera. She has shoulder length, wavy hair. Black and white portrait.
Darya Bassel
Photo courtesy Darya Bassel
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Military/War/TerrorismWomen/Girls
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