Documentary Review: MATCH IN A HAYSTACK (2025) – A Ukrainian dance troupe’s story of resistance and creation during wartime

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On September 10, 2025September 11, 2025 By ruthIn FlixChatter Reviews8 Comments

Match in a Haystack is a documentary set in Ukraine that could be the perfect double bill with Checkpoint Zoo, which was recently released in select theaters. Denver-based filmmaker Joe Hill, whose background is journalism, documents the journeys of three women from one of Ukraine's top contemporary dance troupes. In the wake of the extensive Russian …

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MSPIFF Feature Documentary Reviews: 2025’s Jury Award winner CHECKPOINT ZOO + Audience Award winner THE LAST JOURNEY

On April 18, 2025April 19, 2025 By ruthIn Film Festivals/Events, FlixChatter Reviews9 Comments

The MSPIFF just announced this year's award winners, which you can read about here. I just started drafting my reviews of these two documentaries when the news dropped, so let's just say I'm thrilled with the selections! Checkpoint Zoo Feldman Ecopark in Kharkiv used to be one of Ukraine's favorite animal sanctuaries, but it ended …

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