The FACTOR OF CHOICE is a documentary produced by Civil Network OPORA and Prosto Production as part of the project "Promoting Democratic Integrity and Governance in Ukraine," implemented by OPORA with the support of the European Union.
The film explores the evolution of Ukrainian democracy from the country's declaration of independence to the full-scale war. Through archival footage and conversations with Ukrainian and international intellectuals, human rights defenders, politicians, and civil society leaders, the documentary examines how Ukraine's democratic choice was shaped and why it became decisive for the country's survival.
Among the film's featured speakers are former President of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė (2009–2019); historian Anne Applebaum; journalist and political commentator Vitaliy Portnykov; recipient of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize Oleksandra Matviichuk; President of the European Parliament (2002–2004) Pat Cox; journalist and editor-in-chief of LB.ua Sonya Koshkina; historian and Member of the Parliament of Ukraine Volodymyr Viatrovych; as well as civic activist Mladena Kachurets and serviceman and member of the Ivano-Frankivsk City Council Andrii Hrymaliuk.
Film Credits
Concept — Olga Aivazovska
Director & Screenwriter — Natalka Ponomariv
Cinematography — Oleksandr Nazarov, Viacheslav Ponomarov, Volodymyr Pylypenko, Šarūnas Burža
Editors — Stepan Pylypchuk, Viacheslav Ponomarov
Color Grading — Roman Prochuk
Motion Design & Graphics — Kostiantyn Puzankin
Music & Sound Design — Oleksandr Klyman
Interviews — Halyna Rudyk
Voice-over Translation — Nataliia Savchenko
Logistics — Oleksandr Bereziuk
Producer — Viacheslav Ponomarov
Archive Footage Courtesy of
StarlightMedia; Fakty ICTV; National Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine (Suspilne); Channel 5; Hromadske Television NGO; Espreso TV; Getty Images.
Music
"Trymai Mene" ("Hold Me") — BoomBox feat. The Gitas
(Andrii Khlyvniuk, Oleksandr Chemerov, Serhii Martynov)
"Chas Pryishov" ("The Time Has Come") — De Shifer
(Dmytro Bohush, Yevhen Kolesnyk)
Special Thanks
The Maidan Museum (National Museum of the Revolution of Dignity), especially Olha Salo.
StarlightMedia, Fakty ICTV, and Oleksandr Bohutskyi for their support in the production of the film.
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