Pod znakiem kotwicy - Under the Sign of Anchor

Ukrainian documentary film director Taras Spivak is known for “Pod znakiem kotwicy” (Under the Sign of Anchor, 2024).

Taras Spivak

Spivak ridicules the Soviet army and the military-industrial complex, or the “war machine,” and what remains of it, while showing how terrible and absurd it can be. The film is based on archive footage from the times of the collapse of the USSR and the first years of Ukrainian independence, concerning the Kiev Higher School of Political Officers of the Navy and the Soviet aircraft carrier “Kiev.”

Still from the film

Taras and his friends found the material for the film "Under the Sign of the Anchor" in the attic of the National Cinematography of Ukraine, formerly known as Kyivnaukfilm. In the summer of 2021, the director cataloged 12 thousand film tapes that were stored in improper conditions.