Checkpoint Zoo (2025)
Director: Joshua Zeman Run Time: 103 min. Release Year: 2025
Starring: Andrii Tyvaniuk, Oleksandr Feldman, Svitlana Vyshnevetska, Vadim Vorontinsky, Vitalii Ilchenko
Country: United Kingdom, United States
Language: English
About the film:
A gripping documentary set during the early days of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, when Kharkiv’s beloved Feldman Ecopark Zoo found itself caught in the crossfire between advancing Russian forces and Ukrainian defenders. Home to over 5,000 animals, the approaching front line left the zoo’s creatures trapped in their cages with little food and water, facing starvation and increasing danger as the Russian army approached.
About the filmmaker:
Joshua Zeman is an American film director, writer and producer. He is best known for his film and streaming documentaries Cropsey, The Killing Season, Murder Mountain, and The Sons of Sam: A Descent Into Darkness. His most recent project is the 2024 documentary Checkpoint Zoo, which he also directed and produced.
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