Maria Kebuladze

Awards: FIPRESCI Award at Beyond Borders IFF & Jury Distinction Award at Szczecin FF.

Nominations: Supreme Jury Prize & Best Documentary at MDFF.

Instagram: @thelongeryoubleed
Webpage: https://www.thelongeryoubleed.com/
Trailer:

The Longer You Bleed follows a group of displaced Ukrainians in Berlin as they navigate the psychological toll of witnessing war through their smartphones. In an era where global conflict is increasingly mediated through screens, The Longer You Bleed explores the emotional detachment and compassion fatigue that result from constant exposure to traumatic imagery. Blending observational intimacy with experimental visual language, it reveals how war, when rendered into content, numbs both victims and viewers. The impact campaign uses screenings, educational partnerships, and media engagement to spark critical dialogue about emotional resilience, digital ethics, and media literacy. Its goal is to empower everyone to engage with online suffering more intentionally and humanely.

Experimental Project explores emotional stages of displacement caused by war.

Shortlisted for YDA at Cannes 2024.

Screened at prestigious Ukrainian festivals such as Brave Factory and Bouquet Art Festival.

“Visual poetry, full of shadows and light, found it’s seed and started to grow inside of my soul, the further and longer I was away from home, Ukraine. Making “Коріння” was a necessity, a way to transcend feelings of grief and pain out of the body, transform them into the pure energy and love through the art of dance and music. Such emotional and strong experiences could be meticulously explored only with the most trusting, dedicating and heart open international team.

The film is dedicated to the people around the world, whose land was taken away, stolen by the evil flames in times of war and conflicts. This work is a visual prayer, that holds strong belief in continuing the fight for truth and goodness on a long and challenging road back home- place, where roots feel it’s warm soil, grow deep to the core and can become the strongest tree.” Director Liliya Syvytska