Match in a Haystack
“What does it take to create in a time of war?”
2025•PG-13•1h 25m•10.0•Released
Documentary
When Russia invaded, the women of Ukraine's leading contemporary dance group struggled to find purpose in their work. A search for new forms of resistance ultimately led them back to dance.
Director
Joe Hill
Budget
$1M
Languages
Ukrainian
Studio
Dangerous Company
Cast
Gala Pekha
Self
Nadine Kupets
Self
Yuliia Lupita
Self
Katia Bysheva
Self
Iuniia Kupets
Self
Kateryna Kupets
Self
Katia Kurman
Self
Tanya Ryabtsyn
Self
Dasha Samoilova
Self
Polina Bulat
Self
Kseniia Kalm
Self
Valeria Koptseva
Self
Solomiia Kyrylova
Self
Marina Mazepa
Self
Kateryna Shestobitova
Self
Production
Company
Dangerous Company
Producer
Stefanie Noll
Producer
Joe Hill
Producer
Nathaniel Brown
Producer
Elliott Whitton
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