MVFF Documentary Highlights Ukraine’s Freedom Fight

MILL VALLEY, CA — A newly released film documenting the atrocities of Vladimir Puntin’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine will be screened this week at the Mill Valley Film Festival.

“Freedom on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight For Freedom” will be screened Mill Valley’s CinéArts Sequoia (25 Throckmorton Ave) at 3:35 p.m. Tuesday and 12:45 p.m. Wednesday.

The screening is presented by the Arizae Foundation, a nonprofit that’s raising funds to provide humanitarian relief to the eastern European nation.

“The film depicts the horrible realities of this unprovoked war instigated by Vladimir Putin. It is an exploration of the courage of the Ukrainian people, fiercely determined to stand their ground until 'the last drop of blood,'” an Internet Movie Database summary states.

“Demonstrating an astounding ability to unite as a people and defend the sovereignty of their country, Ukrainians show compassion and resilience even when surrounded by death, destruction, and unfathomable war crimes. The film transports viewers through a war that started immediately after Maidan (Revolution of Dignity) in 2014 and continues through the 2022 Russian invasion.

"Through personal stories of civilians, children, soldiers, doctors, the country's elderly, journalists, religious leaders, and international volunteers, this is a humanizing diary of millions of people whose lives were turned upside down by eight years of conflict.”

General admission tickets to this screening cost $16.50.

To purchase tickets, visit here.

To learn more about the Arizae Foundation, visit here.