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As we approach World Refugee Day (20th June), UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency has released a powerful short film called 'Uprooted'. At a time when the global displacement crisis has reached 100 million people worldwide, the hero short film features Ukrainian refugees and sends a message of support to all refugees around the world. 'Uprooted' is accompanied by a further trilogy of films, where we meet the Ukrainian refugee cast and crew and hear about their first hand experience of the trauma of war and how they constantly have to relive the devastating memories of it. Stink Films director, Andzej Gavriss, wrote the concept with Ukrainian choreographer, Konstantin Koval and Don’t Panic London’s Creative Partner, Rick Dodds. Production took place in Berlin, Germany where many Ukrainian refugees have landed since fleeing their homes. In total, over 50 refugees from Ukraine were involved in the project including all the talent featured in the film. Adding to the authenticity and their connection to the film, the actors’ wardrobe incorporated an item of clothing they wore when fleeing their country. ‘Uprooted’ will be shown in cinema theatres throughout the UK and released globally on social media along with the three companion films; Meet Olya, Meet the team and Dear Refugee. In Meet Olya, we hear how the lead actor is actually playing herself, and to this day hasn’t seen her parents again. In Meet the team we hear from more members of the cast and crew, what they experienced and why they were compelled to make this film. In Dear Refugee we see Ukrainian refugees receive letters of support from refugees from other parts of the world such as South Sudan and Cameroon.
Credits
Other credits
UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency
Comms, PR & Creative Projects: Sarah Epstein
Global Ambassador Programme: Coco Campbell
Communications Officer: Stephanie Hazelwood
Social Media Officer: Amy Chrisitan
Creative
Production Design: Julija Fricsone Gavriss
Editor: David Gesslbauer
Costume Designer: Margarita Shekel
1st AC: Cesar Villalba
2nd AC: Marc Villafranca
VTR/DIT: Rodrigo Levy
VTR/DIT: Julian Hopff
Sound: Frank Bubenzer
Gaffer: Mirko Fricke
Electrician: Robert Bergmann
Electrician: Raiko Epperlein
Electrician: Murat Aydin
Electrician: Fynn Koppenbrink
Stunt Coordinator: Billy Buff
Stunt Technician: Nils Lange
Production
Junior Producer: Lukas Rotter
Agency
Head of Client Services: Georgia Williams
Junior Producer: Ani Bosco
Choreography
Choreographer: Konstantin Koval
Content
Companion Content by: Philipp Hoffmann
Credits Artist: Luke Freeman
1st AD: Alex Schimpke
2nd AD: Sasha Gordiiash
Casting
Casting: Germany Tröber Casting
Casting Director: Elena Tarakanova
Casting Producers: Katia Nefeld, Ulyana Snitko
Steadicam
Steadicam A: Sacha Naceri
Steadicam B: Chris Iwanow
Creative
Rentals
Rentals: Vantage Berlin
Rentals: Lightwise
Rentals: Cinegate Berlin
Rentals: FGV Schmidle Berlin
Coordination
Production Coordinator: Corinne Ahrens
Production Assistant: Anna Borodastova
Production Assistant: Maximilian Sperber
Location
Location Scout: Martin Zillger, Bashaar Wahab
Production Manager: Hendrik Müller
Unit Manager: Tobias Kraft
Set Manager: Julius Sommerfeld
Set
Set Dresser: Steffi Becker
Set Dresser/Driver: Roman Pavlenko
Set Dresser: Artyom Hryntsevich
Props Maker: Yulia Pavlenko
Set Assistant: Grzegorz Woliński
Runner: Thomas Peler
Runner: Cameron
Runner: Detlef
Shuttle Service: Hartmut Jacobs
Shuttle Service: Issam Ibrahim
Blocker: Bloc Inc
Catering: Silent Running
Security: Vural Security
Truck Driver: Falko Suckrow
Generator: Silent Running
Styling
Styling Support: Germany Frank Wilde
Styling Assistant: Iris Laricheva
Styling Assistant: Anna Maksimova
Styling Assistant: Razvan Lukian
Costume Rental: Perfect Props Berlin
Makeup
Make Up Artist: Christian Fritzenwanker
Make Up Artist: Sarah Hartgens
Make Up Assistant: Viktoria Turok
Edit Assistant
Editor Assistant: Ira Trianova
Sound
Sound Design & Sound Mixing: Julian Holzapfel
Re-Recording
Re-Recording Studio: BASIS BERLIN
Postproduction
Head of Production: Frieda Oberlin
Music
Original Music Song by: Mavka
Title: Hej, Sokoly!
Composer: Maciej Kamieński
Arrangement & Singer: Iryna Lazer
Musicians: Oleksii Rybak and Ihor Babaiev
Studio recording: Serhii Tiahnyriadno
Label & Publishing: Mavka
Additional Music
Additional Music Production: MassiveMusic Berlin
Composer: Tip van den Bos
Head of Production: Joss Ifan Brightwell
Junior Creative Producer: Inken Bornholdt
Visual Effects
Visual Effects: Time Based Arts
Creative Directors: James Allen and Mike Skrgatic
VFX Supervision: Matt Shires and Sam Osborne
2D Team: Matt Shires, Oliver Ramsey, Stephen Grasso, Ria Shroff, Will Robinson, Eleonora Laddago, Viola Bascombe
3D Team: Sam Osborne, Nick Smalley, Bethan Williams, Ihor Obukhovskyi, Zoe Sottiaux.
Colour
Colourist: Lewis Crossfield
Colour Assistants: Max Ferguson-Hook and Sharn Talbot
Line Production
Line Producer: Sean Ewins
Managing Director: Tom Johnson
Camera
Camera Tracking: Amelie Guyot and Peregrine McCafferty at Peanut
3D Scans: Ten24
Human Tree Concept
Human Tree concept: Julija Fricsone Gavriss
Film Stick
Film stock: Kodak
Director Sales Kodak EAMER: Sam Clark
Marketing Manager Kodak EAMER: Julie Taylor-Butt
Shoot on Kodak Vision 3 Colour Negative Film 35 mm
Lab Services
Lab services: Cinelabs, Romania-Bucharest
Processing operator: Viorel Stoica
Negative preparation for dailies and scan 4 K: Juan González-Páramo
Telecine dailies operator: Viorel Popescu
4K Scanning operator: Cristi Deliu
Production Coordinator: Madalina Iancu
Sales & Lab Manager: Cornelia Popa
Storyboard
Storyboard artist: Sofiia Avtaikina
Hygiene
Hygiene Representative: Ulrike Trispel/ADG
Set
Honey Wagon Lienert Filmservice
Costume Trailer: Lienert Filmservice
Extras Bu: s Soheil Teymoori
Main Cast
Main Cast: Olya Shevchuk, Ivan Dorn, Olya Storozhuk, Anna Furdui
Supporting Cast
Queer Couple: Giorgia Sinoniti
Queer Couple: Oumou Aïdana
Corner Shop Owner: Reman Sharma
Corner Shop Customer: Andy Shmidt
Bus Passenger: Erzona Fetahaj
Bus Passenger: Lars Henning Hansen
Bus Passenger: Anamika Datta
Bus Passenger: Glebs Stepcenko
Bus Passenger: Bella Chrisstoleit
Bus Passenger: Robert Dudek
Bus Passenger: Julia Kravitz
Firecracker Boy: Ahmad Ayyoub
Firecracker Boy: Julian Lou Dion
Human Tree Dancers: Azarova Zhenya, Dascha Zacharchenko, Dayana Haponova, Karina Avanesova, Diana Avanesova, Ilya Kulishov, Inna Goscha, Katya Sinitsyna, Ksenia Churprinyk, Liza Mokritskaya, Mascha Daragan, Mascha Jakobchuk, Milena Romanenko, Nastja Roschkowa, Natalia Zhdan, Sascha Chetvertyk, Tanya Ponomareva, Vika Ertchik, Ksenya Kozarchuk, Maria Fillipova, Anya Verchika, Ilona Shelest, Vlada Bilovodenko
Human Tree Extras: Anya Nikitina, Bohdan Hotynenko, Tatiana Tarasyk, Hanna Bodnya, Lena Rohovaya, Anna Borodastova, Vlad Chirkov, Nastia Byvcheva, Anna Glukhovska, Viktoria Tkachenko, Maria Kryvchikova, Hanna Dubrovska, Christian Revenko, Anastasia Sytnik, Lena Potapenko, Carina Nadopovky, Cameron Hartwell, Ksenia Khrustaleva, Nastja Svoboda, Svitlana Karelova, Anna Dmytrenko, Volodymyr Demchenko
Extras Berlin: Jule Andersen, Alexandra Hoppe, Maximilian Ehrenreich
Extras Potsdam: Kevin Neumann, Valentin Dees, Alexandra Thein, Marco Marcu, Jia Shen, Christiana Hansen, Manfred Hansen, Christiane Sill, Jerome Sill, Beate Englisch, Friedemann Englisch, Sefire Kaya, Tarek Kavemann, Peter Zietemann, Asel Lolandscheko, Albert Spada, Joachim Darms, Ahmed Jouda, Alina Kylynych
