Ukrainian-Born Filmmaker Wins Best Documentary Oscar

10 February 2020 15:36

Ukrainian-born Elena Andreicheva (L) and Carol Dysinger, winners of the Oscar for Best Documentary Short Subject for 'Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You're a Girl),' poses in the press room during the 92nd annual Academy Awards ceremony at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California, USA, 09 February 2020.EPA-EFE/DAVID SWANSON

Kyiv—born British filmmaker Elena Andreicheva has won an Oscar for Best Documentary (short subject) for the film Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You're a Girl).

Kyiv-born British filmmaker Elena Andreicheva has won an Oscar for Best Documentary (short subject) for the film "Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You're a Girl)."

Andreicheva who lives in the U.K. has won the award along with American director Carol Dysinger.

The film tells a story of a class of young girls from disadvantages neighborhoods who live in war-torn Afghanistan.

Dysinger referred to the film as the "love letter" to the girls of Afghanistan.

This is the first Oscar award for both women.