Zhanna Dovhych’s documentary film “Peace for Nina” has been selected for the main competition programme of DocsMX, one of Mexico’s leading documentary film festivals, taking place in Mexico City from 22 to 31 October.
Screenings will be held on 25 and 26 October in Mexico City. Zhanna Dovhych will present the film in person, the Ukrainian Institute reports.
According to the synopsis, “Peace for Nina” is a documentary about a mother trying to obtain justice. Her son, Ihor Branovytskyi, was among the last defenders of Donetsk Airport. In 2015, he was tortured and executed by Russian mercenaries while in captivity.
As she grieves her loss, Nina begins a determined search for the truth and for justice. She meets witnesses and her son’s comrades-in-arms, trying to reconstruct his final hours and to secure accountability for the crime.
Zhanna Dovhych is a Ukrainian documentary filmmaker, producer and journalist whose work focuses on human stories shaped by the experience of war. After Russia’s full-scale invasion began in 2022, Zhanna moved into frontline reporting. She continues to develop documentary and journalistic projects that highlight the human dimension of Ukraine’s contemporary history. Zhanna is a member of the Ukrainian Film Academy and the Documentary Association of Europe (DAE). Her films include: “Peace for Nina” (2026), “Forward, to the 90s” (2021), “Mykolaiv: Chronicles of Protest” (2019), “A Day Off” (2018), “Under the Bridge” (2013), “The House with Chimaeras” (2013)
DocsMX (Festival Internacional de Cine Documental de la Ciudad de México) is one of the most important international documentary film festivals in Latin America. It was founded in 2006 in Mexico City (Mexico) and operates as an ongoing platform for the development of non-fiction cinema.