Human Safari

Director: Zarina Zabrisky

Country: Ukraine

Year of production: 2025

Duration: 72 min

Subject:

Human rights
The citizen and the state

A documentary film created during the Russian aggression against Ukraine, which portrays the life of civilians through events in Kherson. The film captures the reality of war, where people become targets of drones, are forced to leave their homes, and at the same time unite in resistance. The film serves as evidence of war crimes against civilians and as a message to the international community, calling for the protection of human rights and the preservation of memory about the war. All footage in the film is original: interviews, archival materials, and videos were collected and used with the permission of the relevant Ukrainian press authorities.

director

Zarina Zabrisky

Zarina Zabrisky is a journalist, writer, and filmmaker working as a war correspondent in Ukraine, covering the Russian aggression against Ukraine for international media outlets. Her works have been published in leading world magazines, including Paris Review, Longreads, and others. As a documentary filmmaker, she creates films that capture civilian life during the war and draw global attention to war crimes against Ukraine.