Synopsis:
 
Etched in Memory follows Crimean Tatar activists Zarema and Eskender Bariiev as they raise three children under missile fire in war-scarred Kyiv—while also fighting to liberate their occupied homeland, Crimea. Between air raids, they campaign to free political prisoners like Nariman Dzhelyal and lead efforts to rescue abducted museum director Leila Ibrahimova. They also stand beside fellow refugees: Rustem, seeking justice for his teenage son killed in a strike, and Elena, mourning her fallen soldier husband. 
 
But as global attention shifts and Western politicians threaten the unthinkable—recognizing Crimea as Russian—a haunting question remains. Will the Crimean Tatars succeed in reclaiming their homeland, or will the world decide their fate without them?  
 
Both intimate and urgent, the film unveils a conflict within a conflict: Ukraine’s Indigenous Muslim community battling for survival, justice, and the right to return home. 
 

Director(s):
Christina Maria Paschyn

Writer(s):
Christina Maria Paschyn

Producer(s):
Christina Maria Paschyn