Nick Torzhevskyi "Ukraine Rebirth"

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08/25/22 • 107 min

Nick Torzhevsky is a film director and producer from Kyiv with over 10 years of experience directing and producing broadcast TV series, commercials, and feature films.
Nick's latest project, Ukraine Rebirth, is putting a focus on the rebuilding of Ukraine after the war - something that struck me as extraordinary as the war is still raging on without an end in sight. On the website of Ukraine Rebirth, the project is introduced as follows:

"Our main message within the series, as seen from the title, is to show rebirth. Everyone has fallen, and it takes heart and strength to get up and keep going. Ukraine is very strong, and now this is noticed by the whole world. Ukrainians are brave, fierce, united and valiant, but also kind, passionate, full of love and hope. In the face of the enemy, we don’t just prepare for the last stand, we prepare to win and then to rebuild our country, to rise from the ashes, better and stronger than before.We want to capture this spirit which helps Ukrainians keep going and to share it with the world, so that this hope and passion will blossom in the hearts of every viewer around the globe."

How exactly the idea for the project was born and how Nick is feeding his seemingly inexhaustible optimism is something we will be discussing in today's show. And, as always, a lot more.

SHOW NOTES
Find Nick Here
Ukraine Rebirth
Instagram
Facebook
Ukraine Rebirth Collaborators
LGBTQI+ Story
Stanislav Morozov (director)
Stanislav Medvedev (screenwriter)
Olexiy Gladushevskyi (creative producer)
Evgeniy Usanov (director of photography)
Kyiv Story
Nataliya Torzhevska (screenwriter)
Stanislav Savchenko (director of photography)

Cherson Story
Julia Tribrat (director)
Lana Iermakova (screenwriter)
Support the Kickstarter Campaign here
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ukrainerebirthlgbtq/ukraine-rebirth-lgbtq
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How exactly the idea for the project was born and how Nick is feeding his seemingly inexhaustible optimism is something we will be discussing in today's show. And, as always, a lot more.

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Alex Kraev "Punked"

Alex Kraev is a musical multi-talent who gave his soul to punk rock. He plays the drums, bass, and guitar in multiple bands and is an absolute musical powerhouse. His influences are many, but his goal is one and the same: to challenge stereotypes and self-imposed laziness of body and mind. His music is loud and gets under your skin. Challenging riffs, vocal cascades, energetic rhythms and climactic melodies tear you out of your comfort zone, sharpen your senses and abduct your body before they spit you out on the cold, ashen, concrete ground of human construction - only to find yourself naked, lusting for more. No more comfort, only raw emotion. Thank you very much!

Punk, in its conception, has always been about protest and societal unrest, a mirror to the polished, self-righteous facade of civil society and, therefore, at the root of democracy - at least, according to me. Sid Vicious, the godfather of punk, said this once: "Undermine their pompous authority, reject their moral standards, make anarchy and disorder your trademarks. Cause as much chaos and disruption as possible but don't let them take you ALIVE." How this translates to the war in Ukraine and the simultaneous democratic process, I will discuss with Alex today! I am so happy to have you on board!
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Sid Vicious
Sex Pistols
Odessa Grain Shipments
Kalush Orkestra
The Offspring
Black Fly
NoFX
Bad Religion
Greenday
Simple Plan
Yellowcard
Radio Havanna
Black Flag
Bezlad
ALEX' FACEBOOK
https://www.facebook.com/LeXXKraev
ALEX' MUSIC & BANDS
ВІДСІЧ
FLAME
RAGTAG
CONCRETE CONTROL
REDEMPTION
Дело Дрянь
ALEX NEXT SHOW
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DONATIONS
Alex' Volunteer Org
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Love In The Face Of Fear, Jim Kroft
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Dafna Rachok & Ivan Shmatko "The Stoic Use of Expletives"

With us in the Yellow Van this week are Dafna Rachok and Ivan Shmatko.
Dafna Rachok is a PhD Candidate in the Department of Anthropology at Indiana University Bloomington. Her research seeks to understand how vulnerable groups in Ukraine respond to existing HIV prevention and treatment programs and how their attitudes to the state shape their desire or reluctance to seek those programs. Ivan Shmatko is a PhD student in sociology at the University of Alberta (Canada). Ivan has been a part of the volunteer movement in Ukraine since February 24. He has done research on policing in Ukraine and the imaginaries that shape how police officers see their work and interact with others. His doctoral research project focuses on the experiences of newly mobilized soldiers in Ukraine. Being on leave from their universities in February 2022, they decided to stay in Ukraine when Russia assaulted their home. Rather than escape to safety across the Atlantic Ocean, they looked for ways and means to support their homeland and their fellow Ukrainians. Join us as we talk about their #volunteering work, the importance of humour in times of darkness and why Ukrainians collectively dislike Elon Musk.
And, as always, a lot more. Thank you, Dafna and Ivan, for joining the Yellow Van.
Your bravery and empathy are an inspiration.
SHOW NOTES
Sociological group "RATING"
International Red Cross and Red Crescent
World Food Programme
Leonid Kuchma
Article by Dafna Rachok: On Trust, Transparency, and Learning from the Experience of the Extraordinary
Article by Ivan Shmatko: A Voracious Beast - Emotional Energy in the Tsunami of Suffering
DONATIONS
Come Back Alive
Hospitaliers
FOLLOW DAFNA AND IVAN
Dafna's Twitter
Dafna's LinkedIn
Ivan's Twitter
Ivan's Facebook
MUSIC
Love In The Face Of Fear, Jim Kroft