With the onset of military aggression in 2014, followed by Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022, the Ukrainian environment has undergone catastrophic deterioration. Thousands of kilometers of scorched and mutilated land, forests reduced to ashes, and rivers contaminated with toxins have become a grim reality. Amidst this desolation, countless mined fields still harbor wandering animals. 

Divia, an ancient Slavic Goddess of Nature – and all living things – stands in stark opposition to war, destruction, and death.

Divia, the documentary film, unfolds as a metaphysical symphony, without dialogue or narration. It bears witness to the destruction and how nature is resisting and recovering from this aggression. Nature transforms and absorbs the remnants of war, but not without the assistance of caring human hands. 

With this film, our goal is to raise the issue of Ukrainian ecology to a global level and start a discourse about the consequences of this aggression in the form of poetic cinema. We cannot neglect Divia and the environmental impact, because it carries a greater threat to our lives than we imagine.