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Yuliia Hontaruk (1987) is a Ukrainian documentary filmmaker, director and producer, and one of the co-founders of the independent filmmaking collective BABYLON’13. She studied Film Directing at The National University of Theatre, Cinema and Television of Karpenko-Kary after initially graduating in Thermal Energy Engineering. Her notable films include “Ten Seconds” (2016), portraying life in Mariupol after a 2015 rocket attack, and the documentary series “Fortress Mariupol” (2022), which captures the experiences of Ukrainian defenders during the siege of Azovstal. Her feature documentary “To Die to Live” (2026), filmed over twelve years, follows three Ukrainian volunteers whose lives have been repeatedly shaped by war.