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February 22, 2016 - 17:08 Context

Polish TV broadcasts Moreira’s “Masks of the Revolution” on Maidan shooting anniversary

On 21 February Polish channel TVN24 broadcasted the scandalous film “Ukraine. Masks of the Revolution” by Paul Moreira. The documentary has been widely criticized for the author’s ignorance of a Russian-backed conflict in Ukraine and distorted portrayal of the tragic fire in the Odesa Trade Union building on 2 May 2014. “Ukraine. Masks of the Revolution” was broadcasted by the “Ewa Ewart recommends: Documentary on TVN24” show. Before the film Ewa Ewart reminded of the second anniversary…

February 03, 2016 - 01:12 Opinions

Gulliver Cragg: Lessons from an outrageous film

Paul Moreira, a French filmmaker, is famous for hard-hitting investigations that show viewers “what the authorities don’t want you to see.” So French-speaking reporters working in Ukraine were curious to see how he’d treat this country in “The Masks of the Revolution” – shown on Monday on the popular Canal+ network, Gulliver Cragg wrote for Kyiv Post. My colleagues and I were appalled by what we saw. The film relies…

February 01, 2016 - 21:09 Opinions

On “The Masks of the Revolution” – and on the ethics of journalism

This is a personal opinion post published ahead of the screening of “Les Masques de la Révolution”, on French Canal +, on 01/02/2016 A few words on “Les Masques de la Révolution – The Masks of the Revolution”, by Paul Moreira, to be shown on French TV on Monday, 1st February. The scandal has been brewing in France for the past week as I and a few people – press…