Information Resistance "Victory Day: Grandmother" (2015) 1:15 (Ukraine)

Like its companion piece where a grandson calls his grandfather this spot strives to remind both Russian and Ukrainian alike that despite the serious conflict in current times, the two countries were united during World War II and fought alongside each other to defeat a common enemy. In addition to starring famous Ukrainian actors, this language in this spot is Russian, not Ukrainian. Information Resistance (an NGO) purposefully did this to reach the broadest market possible. In addition to Information resistance, The National Guard of Ukraine and informational support of the Ministry of Information Policy all lent their support to make these films happen. This spot, starring a young doctor calling her grandmother on Victory Day is nothing short of touching. They treated the subject matter with respect and tact. Very well done.

Client: National Guard of Ukraine
Creative agency – Tabasco (www.tabasco.com.ua)
Creative director – Alexander Smirnov
Managing partner – Alexander Gorlov
Director – Olena Sukhanova
Producer – Olga Zhegulina
Copywriters – Misha Dragan, Ivan Barbul
Art director – Michel Suslov
Production – Lime Lite Studio (www.limelitestudio.com)
Director – Eli Sverdlov (www.elisverdlov.com)
Operator – Dmitry Yashenkov
Music – Tomer Biran (Tomerbiran.com)
Montage – Alexander Chornij
Second Director – Yuriy Andrievsky
Executive producers – Vladimir Yatsenko, Albert Zurashvili
Line Producer – Julia Foster
Style – Pavel Baklagin
Makeup – Anna Lukashenko
Casting – Pavel Makarchenko and Mikhail Voropai
Location manager – Valery Gumenchuk
Production manager – Maks Matveev
Post-production – Wizard / Coffee post
Sound – Baker Street