It’s almost impossible to believe a feature film could be shooting in Ukraine but cameras are rolling on what’s understood to be the first movie shot in the war-torn country since Russia invaded.Mamas Production is working up The Day I Met Spiderman, which is billed as a joint project of the Organization of Ukrainian Producers (OUP) and AMO Pictures.
It tells a story of a volunteer who discovers supernatural powers within her and saves the future of a boy from Bucha. The OUP was established in March and comprises seven experienced Ukrainian producers.
It was created to makes documentaries and features about the premise, course and consequences of Russia’s full-scale aggression against Ukraine.Production in Ukraine stopped following the invasion, with only the ingenuity of some keeping certain projects going, as Deadline has reported.
However, the creators of The Day I Met Spiderman were able to piece together resources and began shooting in early May, with filming continuing in Lviv, Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities.“Being the first in war-torn Ukraine to shoot a fiction movie is a challenge for the OUP.
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