A documentary “The Distant Barking of Dogs” shot by Danish director Simon Lereng Wilmont and co-produced by Denmark, Sweden and Finland tells the story of a 10-year-old boy Oleg, who lives on the demarcation line in Donbas. The filmmakers watched the lives of the child and his grandmother for a year, revealing the impact of the military conflict on children.

A children’s version of this film “Oleg and the War” has been included in the school curriculum for 6-9 grades students in Denmark.

Thanks to UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), The Danish Film Institute and Skoletjenesten, pupils now learn about children’s rights while making their own short films inspired by “Oleg and the War”. The film also introduces Danish schoolchildren to the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.

The film “The Distant Barking of Dogs” was shot in the village of Gnutovo, Donetsk region from 2015 to 2017. In August 2020, the film was nominated for Emmy. Prior to that, the film had already received the George Foster Peabody Award in category “Documentaries”, and in 2018 it was shortlisted finalist for Oscar in category “Best Documentary Feature”.