Maciek Hamela

In a volunteer aid van occupied by multiple generations of civilians, an authentic and intimate observation of the war in Ukraine unfolds. Each passenger is unique in age, origin and circumstance, but alike in where they find themselves — fleeing their homes while huddled together in a cramped back seat. Bound for Poland, the vehicle operates as their shelter, waiting room, hospital and confessional.

Sheffield Int'l. Documentary Festival

Chicago Int'l. Film Festival

Bilbao Int'l. Festival of Documentary Films

Hamburg Film Festival

Zurich Film Festival

Respectful, frank and moving, this is a small film with a devastating impact.

Nikki Baughan

As a mode of witnessing the horrors of war, the documentary is both subtle and remarkable, and because of its carefully honed editing and simplistic yet effective structure, we’re granted unique insight into the lives and stories of these individuals too easily thought of as background players in a larger geopolitical struggle. “In the Rearview” lets us see clearly what’s so often obscured.

In The Rearview