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Lila: Nadia, how do you process something that puts this much stress on you and everyone in your community? She says she doesn't distinguish between creative work and other kinds of work. "I just work and honestly, I'm a lazy person, but this is what helps me because working gives you routines and it distracts you" Lila: Thank you for listening to FT Weekend, the podcast from the Financial Times. We'll find each other again next week.

Nadia Parfan was travelling outside Ukraine when Russia invaded on February 24. Instead of remaining abroad, Parfan returned to her homeland, fearing isolation more than physical danger. She spoke with FT Weekend host Lilah Raptopoulos about a documentary she produced in partnership with the New Yorker, called “I Did Not Want to Make A War Film”. From a coffee shop in Kyiv, Parfan spoke to Lilah about making the film, life in Ukraine for civilians away from the front lines, and art as a form of resistance.

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