A midwife is taking part in a documentary about the lived experience of children in Ukraine amid the ongoing war with Russia. Wendy Warrington , 57, from Tottington, has been working closely with award-winning filmmaker and producer Joshua Good to share candid, first-person perspectives from children in Ukraine. While filming, Joshua also captured the incredible humanitarian work being carried out by Wendy, who has family in Poland and teaches midwifery at Bolton and Salford universities.
The grandmother-of-six has taken more than 20 trips to Ukraine and Poland to deliver containers filled with food and medical supplies to places most badly affected by the ongoing conflict, including high-risk areas of Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia. Wendy has also delivered 20 incubators for premature babies in the past 12 months. Joshua produced a taster preview of his documentary, Voice of the Child, in May which he describes as “unflinching, honest and rigorously journalistic”.
It premiered at a free event held at the Polish Social Centre in Bury last month and raised £130 in donations. Back on the road tomorrow with @JoshGoodFilm to Ukraine! The voices of #children must be heard! pic.twitter.
com/RJ9VTbN2bL — Wendy Warrington (@wandathemidwife) August 15, 2024 Wendy said: “It [the taster film] was well received and we now hope to have an even bigger showing at some point so that even more people can see what we’re doing. “These stories need to be told and it’s very humbling that .