I'm a Fantasizer, but I Could Never Imagine It

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Nadia: I might never ever experience anything as abnormal as what we're living through now. This year for the new year, I decided I'm going to stay home because it's important. And this is exactly what happened. My friend arrives like shortly before 11. We open some champagne. We try to celebrate the fact that we are alive. Then, you know, this is the everyday life now in Kiev and I can't get used to this. It breaks my heart and I suffer every time. But other people, they are just grateful that they are alive and that they have homes and they just leave it.

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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