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Ash and Crayons

2026 · 98 min

A sobering, tender watch that blends real footage with animation to honor children's resilience amid war.

Directed by: Evgeny Afineevsky
Genres: Documentary, Animation

Tagline: A story of innocence and resilience in the shadow of war.
Overview: Seven Ukrainian children demonstrate resilience while facing catastrophic injuries and forcible deportations during the ongoing war, their stories told through verité footage and animation by Ukrainian artists.

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Directed by: Evgeny Afineevsky
Genres: Documentary, Animation

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Tone: bleakstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: war
survival
trauma
coming-of-age
healing
Places: countryside
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: animated
documentary
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	2
Horror	2
Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	0
Tension	5
Darkness	7
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	9

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Genres: documentary, animation
Directed by: Evgeny Afineevsky
Written by: Evgeny Afineevsky
Music: Jasha Klebe
Cinematography: Evgeny Afineevsky
Runtime: 98 min
Country: Ukraine, Czech Republic
Languages: Ukrainian

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