Don't Ask Me If I Killed

Plot

Helena Maksyom’s personal record of the war in Ukraine, filmed over more than a thousand days. When the invasion began, she was a filmmaker with no experience of combat. She volunteered, learned to treat the wounded, learned to fight, and, over time, became an officer leading others through the same fire that first consumed her.

About Don't Ask Me If I Killed

Don't Ask Me If I Killed (Ukrainian: Не питай мене, чи я вбивала) is a 2026 documentary film directed by Helena Maksyom, who handled the cinematography too. Filmed over more than a thousand days, it records her transition from civilian documentarian to reserve officer following the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine. An international co-production, the film premiered at DocuDays UA on 8 June 2026 in Docu/Ukraine, where it won the Main Prize of Docu/Ukraine Competition. It held its International Premiere at the 32nd Sarajevo Film Festival on 15 August 2026, screening in the Competition Programme – Documentary Film 2026, and competed for the Heart of Sarajevo award.

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