Sashko Protyah is a film director and activist from Mariupol, Ukraine. In his films, he works with topics of memory, otherness, and alienation. Protyah is particularly interested in experimenting with the inclusivity of moving-image production and alternative routes for the distribution of images. Today Protyah is based in Zaporizhzhia and volunteers for internally displaced people and the Ukrainian army. He is a member of Freefilmers, a cinemovement and NGO that promotes the decentralization of cultural processes and independent filmmaking, especially in Eastern Ukraine. Their latest projects focus on memories and archives beyond official historical narratives, and on gender violence in patriarchal capitalist society. Nowadays Freefilmers are engaged in building an activist and volunteer network of solidarity and support for Ukrainians who suffer from and fight against Russian imperialist aggression.