The Longer You Bleed / Q&A
After the screening Ernő Simon, Spokesperson in Hungary at UNHCR will be in conversation with director Ewan Waddell and producer Liubov Dyvak.
Liubov Dyvak is a Ukrainian Producer, journalist and researcher based between Berlin and Kyiv. Dyvak’s early research examined the tension between modern-day Ukraine’s pursuit of its own cultural identity with the inherited trauma of its post-soviet existence. She has completed research fellowships and scholarships at several major institutions, including Berlin’s Neue Nationalgalerie. More recently though, Dyvak’s work has been directed towards the cultural and psychological impact of Russia’s fullscale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. She co-produced the award-winning feature-length documentary, The Longer You Bleed, and now develops a subsequent film exploring mental health innovation amidst the war.
Ewan Waddell is a Berlin-based director whose debut feature, The Longer You Bleed, premiered at Hot Docs 2025. His style blends mixed media and experimental approaches to examine the modernity crisis. Waddell now develops his second film, exploring the therapeutic use of psychedelics in war-torn Ukraine.
