The Long Breakup
86 mins
Ukrainian journalist Katya Soldak, currently living in New York City and working for Forbes magazine, chronicles Ukraine's history: its strong ties to Russia for centuries; how it broke away from the USSR and began to walk alone; the Orange Revolution, the Maidan Revolution, the Crimea annexation, the Donbass War; all through the eyes of her family and friends settled in Kharkiv, a large Ukrainian city located just eighteen miles from the Russian border.
Katya Soldak
Self - Journalist
Eric Potapov
Self - Anchorman (archive footage)
Viktor Yushchenko
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Viktor Yanukovych
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Yulia Tymoshenko
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Olga Lvoff
Co-Producer
Illia Gladshtein
Producer
Ethan Friedman
Animation
Craig Lowy
Title Designer
Alexandra Lerman
Creative Consultant
Karsten Strauss
Additional Writing
Karsten Strauss
Additional Camera
Olga Lvoff
Additional Camera
Alexandra Lerman
Additional Camera
Martina Starosta
Additional Camera
Leandro Badalotti
Colorist
Victor Ilyukhin
Additional Editor
Maxim Petrov
Additional Editor
Olivia Garzon
Assistant Editor
Denis Chernobayev
Assistant Editor
Makiko Kitamura
Production Manager
Erick Maierson
Story Consultant
Grace Klein
Post Production Consulting
Polina Baitsym
Archival Footage Research
Andrii Gunnishev
Archival Footage Research
Max Petrov
Archival Footage Research
Olexander Yanovsky
Director of Photography
Katya Soldak
Director of Photography
Katya Soldak
Writer
Sasha Gusev
Original Music Composer
Andrii Borisenko
Sound Mixer
Katya Soldak
Executive Producer
Katya Soldak
Director
Olga Lvoff
Editor