A Ukrainian-Canadian teenager is on an emotional journey to capture the destruction of the Russian invasion, including of his childhood home, on camera.
"If I were to tell you that, 'No, I'm not nervous. I'm not scared of this,' I would be lying. Frankly, I am," Khomenko said before he left."But there's some sort of gut instinct in me. There's some sort of feeling that everything is going to be OK."
He told his mom just before entering the country that he may have the opportunity to film on the front lines. When the project is completed, a portion of the documentary's proceeds will also be donated back to charities working to help people across Ukraine, Khomenko said. "We also want the Western world to understand: why does this actually matter to us? Why is this war relevant?" Khomenko said."Primarily, we're going to focus on Ukrainian life, and how that has spread beyond Ukraine's borders and affected the whole world."Although he is there to work, Khomenko cannot help but bring emotions into the situation. He believes the trip will be life-changing.
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