RULE OF TWO WALLS
An intimate look at the war in Ukraine, as seen through the eyes of Ukrainian artists who remain in their country to make art as a defiant act in the face of aggression.
Rule of Two Walls explores the war in Ukraine through the lens of artists living and creating in the midst of unprecedented conflict. Visceral, poetic, and urgent, it illuminates the vital role of cultural and spiritual defiance in times of crisis.
Razom for Ukraine | Municipal Art Center in Lviv
Tribeca Film Festival – Special Jury Mention (Documentary Competition) | 2023
Odesa International Film Festival – Special Jury Mention (International European Competition) | 2023
Cinefest Sudbury International Film Festival | 2023
Montclair Film Festival | 2023
Rome Film Festival | 2023
Cleveland International Film Festival | 2024
David Gutnik is a Ukrainian-American writer and director from Brooklyn, New York. Materna, Gutnik’s debut feature film, was awarded Best Actress and Best Cinematography at the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival, where Gutnik was also nominated for Best New Director. Gutnik is also the editor of several acclaimed features, including Christina Choe’s 2018 Sundance Award-Winning Nancy. He was a 2017 Sundance Institute Fellow and received his MFA in Film at Columbia University.Â
BRIGHTON BEACH drama, the USA | 2020
MATERN (105′) drama, the USA | 2020
ORIGINAL LOVEÂ (24′) short crime, drama, the USA | 2013
ONCE UPON A SAVAGE NIGHT (12’) short action, drama, the USA | 2013