“24 February 2022, Russia has started the war in Ukraine and my life flipped upside down. More heartbreaking images were coming from every corner of the Internet and snowballed into an avalanche of paralysing pain.
During the following weeks my wife Julija and I tried to do everything to help: sending donations, protesting, emotionally supporting our Ukrainian friends. No matter how much we helped, it did not feel enough.
Shortly our Ukrainian friends started fleeing to Europe. Every loud noise reminded them of bombing, every hard flash of light brought back the heavy war memories. The PTSD subject felt so important to bring attention to. I wanted to cast real refugees with their own stories to tell of how they fled the war.
Despite all the pain, we pray for a bright future. The film's ending is all about hope and unity. The refugee crisis is global and the only way to help people is to unite and stay together in dark and bright moments.
I want to say thank you to everyone who participated and helped to make our film possible. Never in my life have I seen such a unity from people across the globe.” - Andzej Gavriss
Director Andzej Gavriss
Written by Andzej Gavriss, Konstantin Koval, Rick Dodds
Creative Director Rick Dodds
Production Stink
Producer Blake Powell, Thomas Bartl
Production Design Julija Fricsone Gavriss
DOP Albert Salas
Edit David Gesslbauer
Music Mavka
Sound Julian Holzapfel
Color Lewis Crossfield