Beyond Bucha - From the Churches to the Front - Poster Drop

The new feature length documentary is already in production and set for release in early 2025.
By Steve Richards

I am excited to unveil the new poster and webpage for Beyond Bucha - From the Churches to the Front, the third film in the Trek to Bucha series.

The original film Trek to Bucha, was shot in April 2022, just a month after Russia’s full-scale invasion shocked Ukraine – and the world. People were beginning to move back to Kyiv and Bucha after Ukraine’s early victory in the Battle of Kyiv and Russia’s retreat from Bucha. In it we meet resolute citizens – coffee shop workers, a DJ, college students, an insurance agent, hotelier, civil engineer, etc. – all forever changed and thirsting for a return to normalcy.

Beyond Bucha's Poster

In January 2023 I returned to film Back to Bucha, revisiting those I met before plus women and moms who moved back to raise their children, in their own homes, in their own country. The film also features Ukraine’s diverse Christian community and a cross section of young men who were beginning to be called up.

On Christmas Day 2023 I went back again to document the 2023/2024 holiday season. Much of this footage will be included in the new film and several clips are available on BeyondBucha.com.

To finish Beyond Bucha a production tour is being planned for the summer of 2024 and will go beyond Warsaw, Lviv, Kyiv, and Bucha to include:

• Vinnytsia
• Odessa
• Kherson
• Zaporizhzhia
• Kharkiv
• Avdiivka/Chasiv Yar areas

​Over the coming weeks we will provide more information as we prepare to revisit Ukraine and finish shooting the film. By continuing to document the violence targeted upon Ukraine’s citizens and religious communities, we expect to continue to play a part in bringing their stories to light.

BeyondBucha.com