Face-ID database built. 10 characters identified with 15 reference encodings. Confirmed IDs: Dr. Andrii Sirko, Tetiana, Bohdan, Oleksandra (Sasha/Kate), Dr. Antoniy Nakaznyi (Mariupol survivor), Dr. Mykhailo “Misha” Fidria (intern), Dr. Rostyslav Malyi, Dir. Serhiy Ryzhenko, Dr. Svitlana Vitalieva, Anatoliy Chudnovsky (patient, excavator operator from Zaporizhzhia).

Audio speaker ID pass on all interview segments. Cross-referenced against production notes. DJI Mic 2/3 TX transmitter logs mapped to LAV channels 01-04. Source of truth: DLF CIMA - SIRKO 2025 drive.

Paper cut assembly in progress. Pipeline stages: Whisper transcription → confidence filtering → Claude API translation → validation → proxy generation → LUT application → burn-in → Frame.IO upload. Both 2025 and 2026 SHOOT batches in queue.

Runtime target: ~98 minutes. Structure: Strong open with Mechnikov arrival, build through the surgeon profiles, thread the war-proximity tension throughout. Bohdan’s rocket strike story is the structural centerpiece — “When I opened my eyes, I was thinking, OK, maybe I’m dead.”

Scene indexing active. Archival folder contains 30+ sub-collections including footage from: Euromaidan, Budapest Memorandum context, Mariupol, Dnipro strikes (Nov 2024/2025), field hospital Iraq (Rocco backstory), Dallas Cowboys crossover, and Zelensky at Mechnikov visit.

243 sizzle frames extracted and catalogued. Key production frames available: Bohdan overlooking Dnipro River, Alex walking to Mechnikov, farewell toast (Day 6), opening sequence, Andrii & Bohdan together, Soviet block establishing shots, tank exterior.

Air raid moments catalog. Flagging all air raid siren occurrences across 2,847 clips. Cross-referencing with DJI mic TX timestamps for multi-angle coverage verification. Oreshnik missile strike footage catalogued separately — archival reference collection built.

Bohdan mid-surgery rocket strike: most documented air raid event. Multiple audio sources captured the blast + aftermath. Scrubbing for usable B-roll of Mechnikov exterior during active strikes (from window angle, embankment angle).