We rode in off the back of the first wave of the war.

Its almost impossible to comprehend how many individuals have been touched by this war in a really detrimental fashion.

What we wanted to do was just make people understand the real human toll.

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We brought to life maybe four examples.

These are four of over 140,000 people.

Clinton said Neistats investigation had immediately struck a chord with the HiddenLight team.

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Anya Neistat and Solomiia in The Cranes Call

Its not easy because the perpetrators are not in the country.

Were asking for sealed arrest warrants so that these perpetrators can be apprehended and extradited, she explained.

People understand the notion of justice everywhere, in Ukraine, in every other war zone where Ive worked.

Surprisingly, they understand what it takes and how long it takes.

HiddenLight is currently doubling down on efforts to get the film seen.

We are in a struggle over whether we will live in a truth-based world or not, she said.

They want to destroy a common basis of truth, facts and evidence.

By destroying that, they destroy trust.

And by destroying trust, they destroy democracy.

Theyre worried about the politics.

Theyre worried about attacks.

But truly, whats at stake is whether we will live in a fact-based reality or not.