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Prayer for Ukraine

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Musical documentary about the daily horrors, misfortunes and sorrows that the barbaric occupation of Russian invaders has brought to the land of Ukraine; when not only peaceful citizens, children and the elderly, not only cities and villages, but even universal holy sites of Orthodoxy have become targets of a vicious invader. An original musical video essay based on a poem by Ukraine's national poet - Taras Shevchenko - and traditional Orthodox prayers.

  • Alexander Sparinsky
    Director
  • Alexander Sparinsky
    Writer
    Script by
  • Taras Shevchenko
    Writer
    Lyrics by
  • Alexander Sparinsky
    Producer
  • Alexey Lebedev
    Key Cast
    "Camera operator"
  • Alexander Krivitsky
    Key Cast
    "Camera operator"
  • Arkadi Vikharev
    Key Cast
    "Sound engineer"
  • Michael Didyk
    Key Cast
    "Sound engineer"
  • Galyna Dovbetska
    Key Cast
    "Sung by"
  • Kyiv Chamber Choir
    Key Cast
    "Sung by"
  • Revutsky Boys’ Choir
    Key Cast
    "Sung by"
  • Alexander Sparinsky
    Key Cast
    "Music composer"
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Молитва за Украïну
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Experimental, Music Video, Short, Television, Web / New Media
  • Runtime:
    4 minutes 27 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    July 2, 2026
  • Production Budget:
    2,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Ukraine
  • Country of Filming:
    Ukraine
  • Language:
    English, Ukrainian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Available
Director Biography - Alexander Sparinsky

Composer, Musicologist, Producer, Director, the author of music of more than 55 shows, performances, festivities, entertainment programs, musicals, 40 films (incl. animation), more than 150 songs (for children; choral, pop, rock, folk, etc.), 196 instrumental pieces, author of a lot of articles and documentaries devoted to music, musicians and culture. Producer of a range of the Best Ukrainian acts, shows, and artists.

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Director Statement

People who have been staying in Ukraine while in the war and are not going anywhere, they are called people roots - lighthouse people, anchor people. We support our country, and the country supports us. We are her heart and her soul. Ukraine reciprocates us. We will simply die without her, and she will die without us.
Someone said that art helps us to live in the hours of peace, and in the hours of war - to survive. Without looking at the explosions and air raid sirens, we create music and movies; write scripts and paintings. We live.

The author of this project, being in Ukraine from the first day of the brutal invasion, like many other people of art, each in our own way, we continue to participate in the social and creative life of the country, trying, to the extent of our own strength and capabilities, to be useful in achieving great the goal is to defeat the invader.