When the current war began, with Vladimir Putin launching his invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, Ryzhykov made a decision: He would fight and he would film. He became a filmmaker soldier, steeped in the ...

"It's like a movie." "It's on the verge of both horror and romance." This brief conversation, which we hear early on in Juan Camilo Cruz and Artem Ryzhykov's grim documentary "A Simple Soldier," is ...

EXCLUSIVE: A Simple Soldier, a powerful feature doc from Ukrainian filmmaker Artem Ryzhykov and co-director Juan Camilo Cruz, has an impressive stable of producers behind it, including Ben Silverman ...

A Ukrainian filmmaker joins the army after Russia's invasion, balancing his duties as a soldier with documenting the war and staying close to his wife. His dual role reveals raw insights into military ...

“Should I fight or should I film?” No, that’s not a Clash outtake. It’s what Artem Ryzhykov asked himself as he observed the Maidan Revolution in Kyiv in 2014 — a protest that sprawled over several ...