Dear Darya, Julia, Yuliia, Yevhen, Viktoriya, Marharyta, … and the entire team of Docudays UA,

Just two days ago, you sent us an email proudly announcing the 19th edition of your documentary festival under the theme Brand New World, a reference to the novel Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. You wrote: “Like the author of dystopia, we were looking for an answer to the question of what our world will be like tomorrow.”

Your world looks entirely different today. And we’re all sitting here in shock, looking at the news from Ukraine. We hope you will all manage to stay somewhat safe.