The struggle for Ukrainian freedom and independence continues every day, not only on the front lines, but also in Ukrainian cities and villages occupied by Russia. Where people are unable to take up arms, but still have their will, imagination and personal stance – to assert Ukraine where the Russian occupation regime is in place – non-violent resistance emerges.

The film tells the stories of people who resisted in Crimea, Donetsk, Luhansk, Novoazovsk, Melitopol, and Kherson, the stories of activists from non-violent resistance movements such as “Yellow Ribbon” and “Zla Mavka,” and the testimonies of those who still live in occupied cities but find the courage to paint yellow and blue flags, hang ribbons, distribute posters with Ukrainian symbols, preserve Ukrainian traditions, and even teach the Ukrainian language to others.

The idea behind the film is to remind us that we must remember our people in the territories temporarily occupied by Russia and fight for them. We sincerely hope that the voices of Ukrainians under occupation will be heard both in Ukraine and beyond its borders.