Hold Your Breath (2026)
Director & cinematographer: Vincent Sparreboom
Editor: Ruben van der Hammen NCE Research: Maryna Donska, Vitalii Lysenko, Joachim Lenting
Additional research: Mariia Kovalchuk, Tasya Plieshyvtseva
Director’s assistant: Joachim Lenting
Sound designer: Tim van Peppen
Music composer: Marc Lizier
Color grading: Sean Louw
Datahandling: Watse Eisma
Post production: Thomas Bonte, Marja Paeper
Online editor: Remco Smit
Simultaneous interpretor: Maryna Donska
Graphic Design: Susanne Keilhack
Coach: Maasja Ooms
Transcriptions & translations: Iryna Kovalchuk,Daryna Firiulina, Olena Nelina, Alexandra Gamanenko, Kateryna Pyshchykova
Production coordinator: Kim Buckx
Production HUMAN: Mathijs Jorritsma
Editor HUMAN: Inge Jagers op Akkerhuis
Commissioning editor HUMAN: Manon van der Sluijs
Line Producer: Elize Kerseboom
Producer: Frank van den Engel
Produced by: Zeppers Film & HUMAN
Funded by: The Netherlands Film Fund, NPO Fund, Vfonds
With: Viktor, Andriy, Vitaliy, Yuri †, Sascha, Ivan, Tatiana, Zjuk †, Armen, Anatoly, Maksym, Inna Veriovkina, Oleksandr Grynevskyi, Nadiia Ivanivna
Editor: Ruben van der Hammen NCE Research: Maryna Donska, Vitalii Lysenko, Joachim Lenting
Additional research: Mariia Kovalchuk, Tasya Plieshyvtseva
Director’s assistant: Joachim Lenting
Sound designer: Tim van Peppen
Music composer: Marc Lizier
Color grading: Sean Louw
Datahandling: Watse Eisma
Post production: Thomas Bonte, Marja Paeper
Online editor: Remco Smit
Simultaneous interpretor: Maryna Donska
Graphic Design: Susanne Keilhack
Coach: Maasja Ooms
Transcriptions & translations: Iryna Kovalchuk,Daryna Firiulina, Olena Nelina, Alexandra Gamanenko, Kateryna Pyshchykova
Production coordinator: Kim Buckx
Production HUMAN: Mathijs Jorritsma
Editor HUMAN: Inge Jagers op Akkerhuis
Commissioning editor HUMAN: Manon van der Sluijs
Line Producer: Elize Kerseboom
Producer: Frank van den Engel
Produced by: Zeppers Film & HUMAN
Funded by: The Netherlands Film Fund, NPO Fund, Vfonds
With: Viktor, Andriy, Vitaliy, Yuri †, Sascha, Ivan, Tatiana, Zjuk †, Armen, Anatoly, Maksym, Inna Veriovkina, Oleksandr Grynevskyi, Nadiia Ivanivna
Documentary
75 minutes
DCP, ProRes, H.264
75 minutes
DCP, ProRes, H.264
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Mentally exhausted Ukrainian soldiers spend a few weeks away from the frontline before returning to war. In this psychological limbo, their reflections reveal how deeply the war has changed them, leaving scars they will carry for life.
Screenings ︎
International Documentary Filmfestival Amsterdam (IDFA), The Netherlands (14.11.2026) World Premiere
International Documentary Filmfestival Amsterdam (IDFA), The Netherlands (14.11.2026) World Premiere
Awards ︎
Nominated for Best First Feature, Best Dutch Film & FIPRESCI Award, International Documentary Filmfestival Amsterdam IDFA (2026)
Nominated for Best First Feature, Best Dutch Film & FIPRESCI Award, International Documentary Filmfestival Amsterdam IDFA (2026)
