social activists. In October 2021 the project received the international Dezeen architectural award becoming a public vote winner for Cultural Building of the Year. In July 2021 Ilya Khrzhanovsky with the participation of Marina Abramović presented the final concept of BYHMC and the plans for its development at the All Ukrainian forum ‘Ukraine 30 - Humanitarian Policy’ with Volodymir Zelenskyy announcing the project’s timeframe. On 6 October 2021 in the presence of the presidents of Ukraine, Israel and Germany The Crystal Wall of Crying interactive installation by Marina Abramović, commissioned by BYHMC, was unveiled. The ceremony was accompanied by the Dmitri Shostakovich's Symphony No.13 performed for the first time in Babyn Yar by the German Symphony Orchestra and was linked to the 80th anniversary of the tragedy. In 2021 Khrzhanovsky produced Sergei Loznitsa's documentary Babi Yar. Context. In July 2021 the movie won the Golden Eye award at Cannes Festival. In November 2021 the documentary was awarded with Golden Centaur Grand Prix at Message to Man International Film Festival. Social and Political Attitudes In March 2014 Khrzhanovsky signed the open letter “We are with you!” from the Russian Film Union KinoSoyuz in support of Ukraine, as the reaction to Russian invasion of Crimean Peninsula and since February 2022 has consistently opposed the Russian invasion of Ukraine. On 24 February 2022 Khrzhanovsky became one of the first signatories of the appeal of directors, writers, journalists, artists, scientists and publishers demanding to ‘end this war’. Subsequently hundreds of Russian citizens have joined the appeal. Initially posted on the Facebook page of Mikhail Zygar; after 4 March 2022 when the ‘fake news law’ entered into force, the text was removed from this page as well as from some other online media. Also on 24 February 2022 Khrzhanovsky joined the appeal of leading Russian cinematographers issued by The Union of Cinematographers and Professional Cinematographic Organisations and Associations of Russia. On 3 March 2022 commenting during a live broadcast on Dozhd (Rain) TV channel on a Russian missile strike that hit Babyn Yar, Khrzhanovskiy said ‘the whole of Ukraine has turned into Babi Yar’. The interview that Volodymir Zelenskyy gave to the Russian journalists on 27 March 2022 was arranged on Khrzhanovskiy’s initiative. Criticism Since the Paris premiere of DAU in 2019 Khrzhanovsky's methods have been criticized, in particular from the point of view of engaging and working with non-actors. In the spring of 2020,