“Take Only What You Can Carry” encapsulates emotional message of uprooted people whose lives were destroyed by this fucked up war in Ukraine. The idea was to bring 3 very different Ukrainian artists together responding to the situation ASAP. Oleksandra Zaritska of Ukrainian synth pop group KAZKA brings cathartic justice to lyrics of Сергій Жадан [офіційна сторінка], a punk rocker and Nobel Prize nominated writer and poet from hard-fighting city of Kharkiv. Translated into English by great Virlana Tkacz and me. We’ve never used someone else’s poetry before, but this is coming out of exceptional on all levels and I’m very proud of this collaboration.
Shot and directed by Sereja Tkachenko
dop Jake Christopher
1ac George Alvarez
1ad Yehor Tkachenko
MUAH Alexandra Nesterchuk
producer Valeria Rudenko/ Ira Velychenko
1ac George Alvarez
1ad Yehor Tkachenko
MUAH Alexandra Nesterchuk
producer Valeria Rudenko/ Ira Velychenko
Extra special thank you to Razom for Ukraine, Walter Schreifels, and all participants on such a short notice.
All Ukrainian made.
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