Today marks the one year anniversary of The Subjective Observer. I am re-sharing my first published essay, “20 Days in Mariupol.” At the time I had about five subscribers, so many of you might not have read this piece. The documentary focuses on the early days of the war in Ukraine, but I think it is still essential viewing to understand the war. My article examines the documentary in the context of Susan Sontag’s book-length essay