75-minute documentary about White Ward — how blackgaze with saxophone was born in Odesa. Premiere 30 October 2026 on ARTE.tv platform.
Documentary 'Black & Brass: White Ward' (75 minutes) releases on ARTE.tv platform on 30 October 2026. Director — Sergei Loznitsa (already worked on documentary materials about Topolya PR3, Sylvestrov PR2, Chilly PR5). The film resulted from 14 months of work by a French-German-Ukrainian crew in two main locations: Odesa (Ukraine) and Stockholm (Sweden). Film structure: I. 'Odesa 2011: Founders' (how the idea of mixing black metal with jazz emerged in Odesa); II. 'Sound Formula' (the art of synthesis — how a saxophonist integrates into black-metal vocabulary); III. 'War 2022' (how full-scale aggression affected the band's aesthetic — new 'dark world' themes); IV. 'World Scene 2025-2026' (White Ward's exit to global headliner level — Roadburn, Debemur Morti album). The film contains 8 exclusive interviews: all 5 White Ward members (over 6 hours of footage), saxophonist Anton Sukhenko, Debemur Morti producer João Ferreira, blackgaze scene musicologist Kira Robertson (UK), composer Roman Saenko (Drudkh — see separate news about joint album). The film received an early Berlinale 2026 award in Best Music Documentary category, and is nominated for César 2027.
