A vérité portrait of Ukrainian citizens turned soldiers enduring the horrors and normalization of an open-ended war.
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ABOUT THE FILM
BRACE FOR OBLIVION is a visceral vérité journey into the lives of Ukrainian citizens-turned-frontline soldiers as they navigate the horrors and normalization of open-ended combat. This documentary captures survival in Ukraine over three-and-a-half years, as filmmaker Xackery Irving embeds viewers in an odyssey following seven men and women enduring unimaginable trials while defending against Russia’s full-scale invasion. Often filmed under fire, it offers a rare and historic ground-level perspective on intense combat and highlights the impact of the Ukraine resistance on the mind, body, and soul of those who battle for their existence.
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BRACE FOR OBLIVION is a visceral portrayal of Ukrainian citizens turned soldiers as they endure the horrors and normalization of open-ended combat.
Filmed over three and a half years, filmmaker Xackery Irving immerses viewers in the lived experiences of seven civilians who chose to become soldiers after Russia’s full-scale invasion, offering a rare and sustained ground-level view of frontline combat in Ukraine’s ongoing war for survival.
Making of: Brace for Oblivion. Before the basement broke.
In 2023, while filming BRACE FOR OBLIVION near Andriivka, I captured this behind-the-scenes moment inside a frontline house — days before it was destroyed (basement and all) and the war veered into uncertainty.
Making of: Brace for Oblivion. Before the basement broke.
In 2023, while filming BRACE FOR OBLIVION near Andriivka, I captured this behind-the-scenes moment inside a frontline house — days before it was destroyed (basement and all) and the war veered into uncertainty.
Making of Brace for Oblivion. Kyiv and the Normalized Nightmare
Making of: BRACE FOR OBLIVION. Night in Ukraine’s capital has become a normalized terror. Reflecting on how the subjects of this film have learned to live with the unimaginable before boarding a train back to the front.
Making of: Brace For Oblivion. No Place in Ukraine is Safe
August 2023. Between deployments with light infantry soldiers. In Ukraine, every place can become a target.
Making of Brace for Oblivion. Christmas 2022 underground near the Russian border.
Christmas 2022 in a makeshift Ukrainian Army barracks, located in the basement of an abandoned meat factory — very close to the Russian border.
PRESS KIT
01/23
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