UNITED NATIONS—More than a hundred ambassadors, journalists and representatives of a broad spectrum of society watched a UN screening Monday evening of the award-winning documentary “20 Days in Mariupol,” which follows a trio of Associated Press journalists during Russia’s relentless siege of the Ukrainian port city in the early days…
UNITED NATIONS—More than a hundred ambassadors, journalists and representatives of a broad spectrum of society watched a UN screening Monday evening of the award-winning documentary “20 Days in Mariupol,” which follows a trio of Associated Press journalists during Russia’s relentless siege of the Ukrainian port city in the early days of the war.
The screening comes at the start of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly and a week before world leaders arrive for their annual meeting, where the more than 18-month war in Ukraine is expected to be in the spotlight—especially with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy scheduled to speak in person for the first time.
The US ambassador to the UN, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the other co-host, said “20 Days in Mariupol” documents “the horrors of [Russian President Vladimir] Putin’s war of aggression.” “I wish the entire Russian mission were here to watch this film,” said Ukraine’s UN Ambassador Sergiy Kyslytsya, who attended Monday’s screening. Kyslytsya said he believes the documentary is so powerful and important that it will still be shown 50 years from now.
“20 Days in Mariupol” won the Sundance Global Audience Award for Best Documentary and several other prizes. Chernov was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service along with photographer Evgeniy Maloletka, producer Vasilisa Stepanenko and Paris-based correspondent Lori Hinnant for their “courageous reporting” on Mariupol.