NICK ALLARD
DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKER
DIMA
36 minutesDima, a local journalist, recalls his perilous 300km escape from the besieged city of Mariupol, Ukraine, and the horrors he endured along the way.
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Dima, a local journalist, recalls his perilous 300km escape from the besieged city of Mariupol, Ukraine, and the horrors he endured along the way.
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The Young Men of Old
A poem overlaid with visuals in memory of the lives lost during the opening hours of D-Day on June 6th, 1944.
The Young Men of Old
A poem overlaid with visuals in memory of the lives lost during the opening hours of D-Day on June 6th, 1944.
Attack on Sumy
A visit to Sumy, Ukraine the day after two ballistic missiles struck the city center on Palm Sunday, killing at least 35 people — including two children.
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Attack on Sumy
A visit to Sumy, Ukraine the day after two ballistic missiles struck the city center on Palm Sunday, killing at least 35 people — including two children.
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FPV Drone Unit
A day with one of Ukraine's top drone units, the Achilles Strike Drone Battalion, documenting their missions near Kupiansk, Kharkiv Oblast.
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FPV Drone Unit
A day with one of Ukraine's top drone units, the Achilles Strike Drone Battalion, documenting their missions near Kupiansk, Kharkiv Oblast.
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DSNS Nikopol
A day with a mobile team from the State Emergency Service in Nikopol in the south of Ukraine as they responded to relentless drone, artillery, and mortar strikes from Russian forces just across the Dnipro River.
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DSNS Nikopol
A day with a mobile team from the State Emergency Service in Nikopol in the south of Ukraine as they responded to relentless drone, artillery, and mortar strikes from Russian forces just across the Dnipro River.
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Ukrainian Prison Battalion
A day with the 1st Separate Assault Battalion, learning about what motivates former prisoners to become soldiers and what challenges their command faces in making them effective fighters.
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Ukrainian Prison Battalion
A day with the 1st Separate Assault Battalion, learning about what motivates former prisoners to become soldiers and what challenges their command faces in making them effective fighters.
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Ukrainian soldier funeral
A look into the funeral of Vasyl Ratushnyi, a Ukrainian soldier and activist who was killed on the frontlines in February 2025.
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Ukrainian soldier funeral
A look into the funeral of Vasyl Ratushnyi, a Ukrainian soldier and activist who was killed on the frontlines in February 2025.
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Ukrainian Air Defense
Four days following a Ukrainian air defense unit guarding the skies from Russian drones.
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Ukrainian Air Defense
Four days following a Ukrainian air defense unit guarding the skies from Russian drones.
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Intelligent Jiu-Jitsu Academy
The story of a local jiu-jitsu academy in Kyiv, Ukraine, and the challenges they face in the midst of war.
Intelligent Jiu-Jitsu Academy
The story of a local jiu-jitsu academy in Kyiv, Ukraine, and the challenges they face in the midst of war.
Ukrainian Drone School
A look into a Ukrainian drone school training active duty soldiers to operate the DeViro Leleka M-100 drone.
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Ukrainian Drone School
A look into a Ukrainian drone school training active duty soldiers to operate the DeViro Leleka M-100 drone.
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Ukraine's First Responders
Rescuers of the Mobile Rescue Center of the State Emergency Service come to the sites of aerial attacks to sort through the most difficult rubble in search of living and dead people.
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Ukraine's First Responders
Rescuers of the Mobile Rescue Center of the State Emergency Service come to the sites of aerial attacks to sort through the most difficult rubble in search of living and dead people.
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Irpin Air Defense
A local volunteer air defense unit based in Irpin, Ukraine explains how they operate, and the advancements in Russian drone technology.
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Irpin Air Defense
A local volunteer air defense unit based in Irpin, Ukraine explains how they operate, and the advancements in Russian drone technology.
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About
Nick is a documentary filmmaker who has spent years covering the war in Ukraine, amplifying the voices of those living through conflict. His most notable work is Dima (2024), a documentary he directed about a man who fled Mariupol during the early weeks of the full-scale invasion.
A native English speaker, Nick also speaks Russian and Spanish at an intermediate (B1) level. He holds a B.A. in History from the University of California, Berkeley, focusing his studies on war in 20th-century Europe.
He currently works as a videographer for The Kyiv Independent.
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Kyiv, Ukraine