EVERY DEATH DIMINISHES ME
Film about volunteers of the "Hospitallers" battalion and military medics who save lives on the front lines every day
FEATURE DOCUMENTARY
- Duration: 80 minutes
- Genre: Documentary, War
- Release Year: 2026
From inside the team of military paramedics led by a Dutch volunteer, we experience the interwoven fates and profound humanity of ordinary people amid the brutality of Russo-Ukrainian war.
- Director: Sergii Bazhenov
- Producer: Inna Lastochkina
- Co-producer: Jerzy Rados
NEWS
Characters
Ira "Cheka" Tsybukh
Paramedic of the Hospitallers. She was brave and strong until the very end. She died three days before her 26th birthday
Nastya "Mama" Khlibnyk
Paramedic of the Hospitallers. Even at war, she never misses her nightly routine of reading books to her children
Nikita "Hound"
Paramedic of the 67th Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He paints in between shifts
Olya "Kolo"
Paramedic of the Hospitallers. Afraid of mice but fearless when it comes to going to war
"Typhoon"
Driver of the evacuation MT-LB of the 12th Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine "Azov". He doesn't mind the risk of a concussion because he's from Kherson
Teaser and videos
Project Team
Sergii Bazhenov
Director
Director, screenwriter, producer, and member of the “Hospitallers” battalion since 2023.
He has directed four short films, selected and awarded at over 50 international festivals. He worked as a second director and wrote scripts for over 50 episodes of TV series. His feature film scripts have won eight awards at the “Coronation of the Word” and “Kinoskript” competitions. His latest works include experimental films “Stop Word” and “Ship. Bridge. Body” (2023, in collaboration with Schaubühne Lindenfels Theater in Leipzig).
Inna Lastochkina
Producer
Participant of Talents Sarajevo 2024. Since 2019, she has worked as a producer and line producer.
Contributing to the creation of nine films. Among them is the short film “The Glorious Revolution” (2021), directed by Masha Novikova, which won the 3rd prize at La Cinef Cinéfondation at the Cannes Film Festival and Best British Short Film at the Raindance Film Festival. In April 2024, her new documentary “Victoria: The Hope of Ukrainian Gymnastics” about gymnast Viktoria Onopriienko premiered on “Olympics.com” (Spain).
Yuliia Honchar
Screenwriter
Playwright, screenwriter, translator
One of the co-founders of the Theater of Playwrights in Kyiv, Yuliia actively works on dramaturgical projects and performances in Ukraine and abroad, including Germany and Austria: “RIZNI,” “Die magische Care: Maschine,” “Ship. Bridge. Body,” “Über Grenzen.” She co-wrote the script for the film “How Is Katia?” (directed by Kristina Tynkevych), which won five awards at international film festivals
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