at the war through ukrainian artists who have remained in the country. it even includes the stories of members of the crew involved in making the film. i have not really slept for two years... the film's ukrainian american director has crafted his documentary to convey the view that ukraine has a distinct identity. some of the individuals featured in the film emphasises that in the face of what they see as russian propaganda. putin laid down, made his case to this invasion by saying that ukraine doesn't exist, that it doesn't have a history that it doesn't have a culture, and so the job of artists and storytellers is to fight within this battlefield of the information. we are seeing artists and activists fighting that war on that front. there was a british presence at tribeca this year, and among the offerings was a film called the lesson, starring richard e grant and daryl mccormack.