“Heavy Metal”: the making of “Riders on the Storm”
A behind-the-scenes film about how the second VARTA novella was shot.
The film shows the atmosphere of the mighty fields, the voices of the heroes and the crew. Special thanks to @karlmaris for creating it and preserving the memories of working on the second novella.
About VARTA
VARTA is “The New Ukrainian Epic”: a series of documentary novellas about the war in Ukraine, told through the personal stories of pilots, tank crews, servicewomen and rescuers. The films are free to watch on YouTube, are shown at festivals and special screenings worldwide, and every screening raises funds for the units of the heroes.
More news
- VARTA novellas screened at De Balie in AmsterdamThree documentary novellas from the VARTA project were shown at De Balie, one of the leading cultural centers in the Netherlands.
- “Voices” premiere at the Motherland Monument museum in KyivOn 26 May the fifth VARTA novella was presented in Kyiv; a charity auction at the event raised UAH 700,550 for the State Emergency Service.
- “Voices” trailer: the story of those who arrive firstThe fifth VARTA novella documents the daily work of DSNS rescuers during the full-scale war.
- VARTA at Copenhagen Democracy Summit 2026The fourth novella, “She”, was screened at one of the key global forums on democracy, freedom and the war in Ukraine.