Independent TV to release first feature-length documentary The Body in the Woods
The IndependentFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} Independent TV is releasing The Body in the Woods on 1 March, a new feature-length documentary from International Correspondent Bel Trew, which delves into Ukraine’s unprecedented search for its missing and dead in the middle of Europe’s bloodiest war in generations. The graves in the woods in Ukraine filmed for The Body in the Woods documentary Bel has reported extensively from Ukraine throughout the war for The Independent and Independent TV’s On the Ground series, telling stories from the front line and the desperate road out of Ukraine in the immediate aftermath of the invasion. Watch the trailer again Official trailer: The Body in the Woods Geordie Greig, Editor in Chief of The Independent, said: “Bel Trew’s documentary shows the agony and sorrows of conflict in 2023 in a memorable and moving quest with this eye-witness film of fearless reporting that uncovers the senseless underbelly of war: the simple quest by ordinary Ukrainians to find loved ones is an agonising journey with twists and turns that shock and move. Making this documentary for Independent TV has been a harrowing but crucial journey to tell and so preserve those stories.” Christian Broughton, Managing Director of The Independent, said: “The launch of the Independent TV app for smart TVs brings Britain’s biggest quality news brand right into people’s living rooms.