“Uprooted” by Andzej Gavriss

Film featuring, and made with, Ukrainian refugees sends a powerful message of unity ahead of World Refugee Day.

“Stink” Director Andzej Gavriss and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency have released a powerful short film called “Uprooted” which tells the untold story of PTSD; of how war lives on in the minds of those affected, and how everyday events can trigger fear, emotion and trauma.

Over 60 Ukrainian refugees were involved in the project, including writers, choreographers, designers, casting producers, styling assistants, set dressing, make up, music and 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.


CREDITS

UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency @refugees

Directed by Andzej Gavriss @andzejgavriss

Written by Andzej Gavriss, Konstantin Koval, Rick Dodds

Main Cast:

Olya Shevchuk @oliashevchukk

Ivan Dorn @dorn_ivan

Olya Storozhuk @olechka_storojuk

Anna Furdui

 

Supporting Cast:

Queer Couple Giorgia Sinoniti

Queer Couple Oumou Aïdana

Corner Shop Owner Reman Sharma

Corner Shop Custumer Andy Shmidt

Bus Passenger Erzona Fetahaj

Bus Passanger Lars Henning Hansen

Bus Passanger Anamika Datta

Bus Passanger Glebs Stepcenko

Bus Passanger Bella Christoleit

Bus Passanger Robert Dudek

Bus Passanger Julia Kravitz

Firecracker Boy Ahmad Ayyoub

Firecracker Boy Julian Lou Dion

Production Coordinator Corinne Ahrens

Production Assistant Anna Borodastova @anna_borodastova

Production Assistant Maximilian Sperber @maximummaximillion

Location Scout: Martin Zillger, @blissgraphist, Bashaar Wahab

Production Manager Hendrik Müller @henne.13

Unit Manager Tobias Kraft

Set Manager Julius Sommerfeld @ju_smfd

  

Set Dresser Steffi Becker @steffibeckerr

Set Dresser/Driver Roman Pavlenko @romaroman

Set Dresser Artyom Hryntsevich @artyomgrintsevich

Props Maker Yulia Pavlenko @iuliia_pavle

 

Styling Support Germany Frank Wilde @frankpeterwilde

Styling Assistant Iris Laricheva @iris__laricheva

Styling Assistant Anna Maksimova @je_suis_poli

Styling Assistant Razvan Lukian  @razvan_l_lucian

Costume Rental Perfect Props Berlin @perfectpropsberlin

 

Make Up Christian Fritzenwanker @fritzenwanker/

Make Up Sarah Hartgens  @sarahhartgens

Make Up Assistant Viktoria Turok @viktoria_turokmua 

Editor Assistant Ira Trianova

 

Sound Design & Sound Mixing Julian Holzapfel

 

Visual Effects Time Based Arts @timebasedarts

 

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. 

Human Tree Dancers:

Azarova Zhenya @yeevheeniiaa

Dascha Zacharchenko @d_zakharchenko

Dayana Haponova @dia.va

Karina Avanesov @karina_avanesova

Diana Avanesova @avaneskaaa

Ilya Kulishov @prostoilusha

Inna Goscha @gosh.inn

Katya Sinitsyna @the_sinichka

Ksenia Churprinyk @oksanawin

Liza Mokritskaya @liza.mokritskaya

Mascha Daragan @maryydar

Mascha Jakobchuk @maaakobchuk

Milena Romanenko @_molniya

Nastja Roschkowa @anasteiishha

Natalia Zhdan  @let_nat

Sascha Chetvertyk @the_sinichka

Tanya Ponomareva @tn_ponomareva

Vika Ertchik @vikavikakika

Ksenya Kozarchuk @kkershova

Maria Fillipova @filmary_

Anya Verchika @anya_vechirka

Ilona Shelest @lionashell

Vlada Bilovodenko @vlada.blw

 

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

Lyubomik Lakovski

 

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

Creative Director Rick Dodds @rickdodds

DOP Albert Salas @albertsalas_r

Production Design Julija Fricsone Gavriss @julijafricsone

Editor David Gesselbauer @davidgesslbauer

Costume Designer Margarita Shekel @margarita.shekel

 

Production Company Stink @stinkfilms @stinkberlin

Executive Producer Blake Powell @blakepowell9

Executive Producer Thomas Bartl @bartl3000

Producer Marc Haferbusch

Junior Producer Lukas Rotter @lukas_rotter

 

Agency Don’t Panic @dontpanicldn

Head of Client Services Georgia Williams

Executive Producer Jennifer Clare Houlihan @jenniferclare

Junior Producer Ani Bosco @aniboscowg

Choreographer Konstantin Koval @konstantin_koval_

 

Companion Content by Philipp Hoffmann @the.phillys

 

1st AD Alex Schimpke @aschimpke_ad

2nd AD Sasha Gordiiash @sasha_gordiiash

 

Casting Germany Tröber Casting @troebercasting

Casting Director Elena Tarakanova  

Casting Producers Katia Nefeld, Ulyana Snitko @nefeld_katerina @8.23.88

 

Steadicam A Sascha Naceri @sachanaceri

Steadicam B Chris Iwanow @chris_iwanow

 

1st AC Cesar Villalba @cesar_villalbamoreno

2nd AC Marc Villafranca @marc.villafranca

VTR/DIT Rodrigo Levy @rodrigo_levy

VTR/DIT Julian Hopff @julianhopff

Sound Frank Bubenzer

Gaffer Mirko Fricke @lightwise_lighting

Electrician Murat Aydin @mrt.adn.89

Electrician Robert Bergmann

Electrician Raiko Epperlein

Electrican Fynn Koppenbrink 

Stunt Coordinator Billy Buff @buffconnection

Stunt Technician Nils Lange

 

Rentals Vantage Kamera Berlin @vantagefilmofficial

Rentals Lightwise @lightwise_lighting

Rentals Cinegate @cinegate_

Rentals FGV Schmiedle @fgvschmidle

Colourist Lewis Crossfield @lewis.crossfield

Colour Assistants Max Ferguson-Hook @maxfergusonhook and Sharn Talbot 

Line Producer: Sean Ewins 

Managing Director: Tom Johnson 

 

Camera Tracking Amelie Guyot and Peregrine McCafferty at Peanut 

3D Scans Ten24 

 

Human Tree concept: Julija Fricsone Gavriss @julijafricsone

 

Film stock Kodak @kodak @kodak_shootfilm

Director Sales Kodak EAMER Sam Clark

Marketing Manager Kodak EAMER Julie Taylor-Butt 

Shoot on Kodak Vision 3 Color Negative Film 35 mm

 

Lab services Cinelabs, Romania-Bucharest @cinelab_romania

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 artist Sofiia Avtaikina @sketch_by_sofi 

Hygiene Representative Ulrike Trispel/ADG

Set Assistant Grzegorz Woliński

Runner Thomas Peler

Runner Cameron

Runner Detlef

Shuttle Service Hartmut Jacobs

Shuttle Service Issam Ibrahim @easypimp_

Blocker Bloc Inc

Catering Silent Running @silentrunningcatering

Security Vural Security

Truck Driver Falko Suckrow @falkosuckrow

Generator Silent Running

Honey Wagon Lienert Filmservice

Costume Trailer Lienert Filmservice

Extras Bus Soheil Teymoori

Re-Recording Studio BASIS BERLIN Postproduktion @basisberlinpost

Head of Production Frieda Oberlin @friedaoberlin

 

Original Music Song by Mavka @mavka_music

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 Production MassiveMusic Berlin @massivemusic

Composer Tip van den Bos

Head of Production Joss Ifan Brightwell @jossifanbrightwell

Junior Creative Producer Inken Bornholdt  @inkenbornholdt 


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