Following the lives of an idealistic young couple caught up in the conflict, A Rising Fury is an intimate, cinema vérité portrait of the lovers’ perseverance and courage. Filmed over 8 years, with harrowing footage from war-torn frontlines, A Rising Fury honors their sacrifice in defense of the land they love, its democracy, and the survival of their relationship.

Director Lesya Kalynska is a New York City-based independent film and documentary film director, screenwriter, and producer. Originally from Kyiv, Ukraine, Kalynska earned her MFA in directing and writing from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and is a PhD in Slavic Literatures and Languages in Ukraine. Among her many awards, Ms. Kalynska is a recipient of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association Production Award (Golden Globes) for her feature length documentary in progress, “In the Land of the Lost Crusaders.”