Sean Farnel

Truth, beauty, & documentary.

[Truls Lie @trulslie]

When general prejudices against Russia, stops a film.
https://t.co/A9YjGD563S

[Sean Farnel @seafar]

@CaolanReports Congrats. https://t.co/NIywpwSXYZ

[Sean Farnel @seafar]

@StanKutcher @kolga @PopovaProf @irgarner “If Anastasia Trofimova’s film Russians at War is a piece of Kremlin-approved propaganda, as its legions of detractors allege, then whoever approved it should stay well clear of any high windows.” - The National Post https://t.co/NIywpwSq9r

[SOTA @sotaproject]

Нашумевший документальный фильм «Русские на войне» наконец можно посмотреть в Сети. Правда, за 6 долларов – а значит, для большинства россиян он по-прежнему недоступен.

Автор ленты – Анастасия Трофимова – снимала войн с российской стороны, и уже одно это вызвало шквал критики.

При этом она не была «военкором» или пропагандистом, а старалась беспристрастно отражать происходящее.

«Если бы «Русские…» вышли лет этак через пять после окончания конфликта, споров было бы меньше. Если бы фильм показали только иностранцам, споров почти бы не было. Но фильм Трофимовой смотрят и критикуют люди, которые испытывают ненависть ко всем представителям групп: к русским, украинцам, к военным той или иной стороны. И это делает объективное обсуждение «Русских на войне» невозможным. Вместо обсуждения получается передача «Пусть говорят», где все просто орут друг на друга».

Рассказываем о фильме, который вызвал столько споров: https://t.co/xMIHNMyr2O

[Sean Farnel @seafar]

@StanKutcher @PopovaProf @kolga @irgarner @P_Kallioniemi @acoyne @ukrcancongress @AdamKinzinger @Maks_NAFO_FELLA @DevanaUkraine “The only “propaganda” this documentary serves up is an anti-war message”- The Globe and Mail https://t.co/VtNfKT3k8v

[Sean Farnel @seafar]

@chr_i_s_t_ine @StanKutcher @IttnerPhilip @kolga @ukrcancongress “Canadians must see it.” - Christine Shapka https://t.co/VtNfKT2MiX

[The Kyiv Independent @KyivIndependent]

With the controversial film “Russians at War” available on pay-per-view, the filmmakers are encouraging audiences to watch and “judge for themselves.”

So, we did.

https://t.co/hemwEz9W9x

[Sean Farnel @seafar]

@KyivIndependent @TsurkanKate Thanks for watching and your review, but you forgot to post the VOD link. https://t.co/NIywpwSXYZ

[Toronto Film Critics 🍿 @TFCA]

This week in movies!

On RUSSIANS AT WAR 🪖

"a stark and stunning piece of cinema" - @intheseats

"an explicitly anti-war, anti-Moscow film" - @HertzBarry

"burrows deep into the psychology of war" - @POVmagazine

https://t.co/D0V6tvW2e4

[Sean Farnel @seafar]

@FabioDeMasi Ich danke Ihnen für Ihre sorgfältige Perspektive. Es ist gut und wichtig, unseren Film nicht ungesehen zu verurteilen, sondern sich eine Meinung nach dem Ansehen zu bilden. „Russians at War“ ist hier verfügbar. https://t.co/VtNfKT2MiX

[Stephen Silver @StephenSilver]

With #TIFF banning a film for political reasons, I wrote for @NationalSecJour about RUSSIANS AT WAR, the film that was part of a similar controversy at last year's festival https://t.co/pQyPOSwe52 @philafcc @OFCS @CriticsChoice

[Globe Culture @GlobeArts]

A year after controversial TIFF premiere, Russians at War deserves to be seen https://t.co/f5TqY7HO5z

[CTV News @CTVNews]

‘Russians at War’ team on ‘shocking’ backlash to film and direct-to-audience release https://t.co/ePpIFlsd2R

[POV Magazine @POVmagazine]

After igniting one of the biggest controversies in Canadian film, RUSSIANS AT WAR is now available to stream. Here's why it deserves your consideration. https://t.co/UTsdur09fZ

[Deadline @DEADLINE]

‘Russians At War’ Director & Producer Talk Backlash & Direct-To-Audience Release: “The Best Counter To The Protests & Hate Is For People To See The Film” https://t.co/gmOhBF5N8Y

[Tanya Talaga @TanyaTalaga]

Happy National Indigenous Peoples Day! This is the U.S. cover of The Knowing - the book will be available widely, end of July, wherever you buy your books. I wrote a new foreword for the U.S. edition, on Indian Boarding Schools and the push for a commission to investigate the schools. @HarperCollins #theknowing

[Native News Online @nativenews_net]

Tribal disenrollment is stripping Native people of their identity, culture, and even their lives. 🎧 Watch filmmaker Ryan Flynn on Native Bidaské: The Truth About Tribal Disenrollment
#YoureNoIndian #Disenrollment #IndianCountry
https://t.co/F5gpKPPFvy via @YouTube

[Brandi Morin @Songstress28]

First Nations in Alberta would go to war if @ABDanielleSmith was to separate Alberta. From Sturgeon Lake Cree Chief Sheldon Sunshine (just one of many) telling it like it is:

“Dear Premier Smith:

You are attempting to manufacture a national unity crisis - by enabling a referendum on separatism and a fanatical cell of individuals - at the exact moment when Canadians need to unite against Donald Trump's America.
The province of Alberta is on Treaty lands.
Please be advised that your irresponsible statements and actions are in breach of Treaties No. 6, 7 and 8. We demand that you immediately stand down from this conduct.
Our Treaties are sacred covenants and are to last forever. Alberta did not exist when our ancestors agreed to share the land with the Crown. The province has no authority to supersede or interfere with our Treaties, even indirectly by passing the buck to a "citizen" referendum.
If you or any Canadians are not happy living on Treaty lands, they are free to apply for citizenship elsewhere.
Sincerely,
Chief Sheldon Sunshine
Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation”

[Tanya Talaga @TanyaTalaga]

We are NOT YOUR MASCOTS. #krafthockeyville do better. https://t.co/dUWJolvq8S

[Jona Walk @JonaWalk]

Academic freedom cannot exist unless we all defend it.

My statement on LinkedIn regarding the screening of the documentary "Russians at War" by @LeidenU and @VierdeGolf and the grave threat posed by the reactions to it.