When Sean Penn began filming Superpower in late 2021, a full scale invasion of Ukraine by Vladimir Putin was a looming, if seemingly distant, threat. Penn traveled to Ukraine to learn more about Volodymyr Zelensky, the actor and comedian who played an unlikely presidential candidate on television before becoming the actual President of Ukraine. But on February 24, 2022, while Penn was filming in Kyiv, Putin’s invasion took the world by storm. As explosions rocked the city, he became an inadvertent front-row witness to this historic ‘David and Goliath’ struggle. The film is a heart wrenching glimpse into a country fighting for its freedom.
- Main Competition
- Polish Films Competition
- Directors' Debuts Competition
- Cinematographers' Debuts Competition
- Cinematographers' Debuts Competition, Directors' Debuts Competition
- Documentary Features Competition
- Documentary Shorts Competition
- Film And Art School Etudes Competition
- Music Videos Competition
- TV Series Competition
- Special Screening
- Documentary Special Screening
- Contemporary World Cinema
- Copernicus - Scientists - Explorers - Dreamers
- Picturing the World for 75 Years. Lodz Film School Anniversary
- 100 Years of Disney Animation: A Shorts Celebration
- Panorama Etiud Studenckich Szkół Filmowych i Artystycznych
- Krzysztof Zanussi Retrospective
- Wojciech Jerzy Has Retrospective
- Peter Zeitlinger and Werner Herzog Retrospective
- Quay Brothers Retrospective
- Peter Biziou Retrospective
Superpower
Superpower
Documentary Special Screening
Cinematographer: Aaron Kaufman, James Mills, Serhiy Morgunov, Austin Otto, J. B. Rutagarama, Lauren Terp, William Voermann
Director: Aaron Kaufman, Sean Penn
Producer: Sergei Bespalov, Jenia Bilous, Danny Gabai, Billy Smith, Lauren Terp, Eric Weinrib
Writer: Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Editor: Carlos Haynes, Erich Hehn
Production Company: Aldamisa Entertainment, Endeavor Content, Projected Picture Works, See It Now Studios, VICE News, Vice Studios
Distribution company (world): Fifth Season
Distribution company: Fifth Season
Year: 2023
Country: USA
Time: 115