Since the first Russian bombs fell on peaceful cities, Ukrainian mothers faced many challenges: explaining things like war and missiles to their kids. Smiling and saying “it’s ok” to keep them calm in bomb shelters. Many moms have abandoned their husbands and homes for their children’s safety.
STUDY.UA is a Kyiv-based private school that has launched a free online school for all Ukrainian children suffering from Russian aggression. More than 50 000 kids have already become their students. While working with kids, they aimed to enlighten the heroism of mothers.
Our friends at Drama Queen, a Ukrainian indie agency, came up with a manifesto to support Ukrainian mothers urging them to dream on. “Of course, survival is crucial at war, but so is dreaming. Giving up on dreaming equals losing the battle.” — they emphasize.
In shelters, basements, or far away from home, we all dream of those simple little things that used to fulfill our peaceful life. Like accompanying your child on the first day at school or even making a hedgehog costume till dawn. “We are dreaming with you,” — a voiceover says. Dreaming of a happy future for children and a beautiful, peaceful Ukraine. “Otherwise, what to fight for?” — the manifesto concludes. Watch below:
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“Collecting and selecting the necessary materials made a huge part of the video-making process,” the production team says. They add, “We worked with local archives aimed to record the lives of civilians during the war in Ukraine. But Ukrainian women themselves also have responded to our call in social media and provided a significant part of the materials.” The video is made up of peaceful video frames appearing over wartime photos. Just like mothers’ dreams of a happy future for their children always break through the grim reality of the war. We’ve also added some pieces from real STUDY.UA zoom classes to the video. The brand film turned out to be lyrical with an optimistic aftertaste.
Because of the war, Drama Queen has reconsidered its approach to the creative process. So now it takes them only a few weeks to bring the creative idea to life.
Aid Legion, the anti-war charity, is another brand created by Drama Queen in 3 weeks. Aid Legion has launched a fundraiser to support STUDY.UA since the online school is absolutely free of charge and needs funds to maintain its business-critical operations.
You may also support STUDY.UA on the foundation’s website.
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