From the Ground Up is an example of how several people from civilian professions created an effective combat unit, building it on “disciplined initiative” and without “absurd subordination.” A unit in which combat missions can be carried out without losses.
Within one screening of this movie, you also will be able to watch the films The Owl
CREW:
Director: Vadym Ilkov
Producer: Yevhen Latii
Cinematographer: Vadym Ilkov
Editor: Vadym Ilkov
Sound: Roman Homeniuk
Production
39-та ОБрМП
Director
Vadym Ilkov
Vadym Ilkov is a cinematographer and documentary director, born in Donetsk, Ukraine. A graduate of the Karpenko-Kary National University of Theatre, Film and Television in Kyiv, he works as DOP across feature, documentary, and animated film. Recent credits include Grey Bees (Rotterdam IFF 2024) and The Editorial Office (Berlinale 2024). In 2020, he won the ‘Golden Dzyga’award for Best Cinematography for the film Volcano.
As director, his documentary My Father Is My Mother's Brother won Most Innovative Film at Visions du Réel 2018. He is currently serving in the 39th Marine Brigade.Selected Filmography
Filmography of the director:
From The Ground Up (2026), The Owl (2026), Gravitas (2024), Rozdilovi.Live (2019), My Father is my Mother's Brother (2018), Waltz Alchevsk (2014)
Filmography of the cinematographer:
Gray Bees (2024), Editorial Office (2024), Volcano (2018), Mariupolis (2016)
