Private Project

Our Ukrainian Sky

An unlikely group of British lawyers organize to bring used trucks to Ukrainian soldiers on the front lines of their war with Russia.

  • Nick Roth
    Written by
  • Bobby Roth
    Written by
  • Bobby Roth
    Directed and Produced by
  • Jesse Kane
    Editor
  • Paul Haslinger
    Music Composed and Performed by
  • Lon Bender
    Sound
  • John Smith
    Camera by
  • Anna Buyevska
    Executive Producers
  • Chris Poole
    Executive Producers
  • Jason Senior
    Executive Producers
  • Pawel Strychocki
    Executive Producers
  • Zarah Wiles
    Executive Producers
  • Tom Wozniak
    Executive Producers
  • Peter Coyote
    Narration
  • Jesse Glucksman
    Color Correction
  • Monica Valdes
    Festivals and Publicity
  • Austin Ramey
    Associate Producer
  • Jaren Blake Hemphill
    Additional Camera by
  • Daeil Kim
    Additional Camera by
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short
  • Runtime:
    12 minutes
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    Ukraine
  • Language:
    English
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Big Apple Film Festival
    New York
    November 9, 2023
    North American Premiere
    Winner Best Documentary Short
  • Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival
    Fort Lauderdale
    United States
    November 11, 2023
    Winner Best Documentary Short
  • International Crime and Punishment Film Festival
    Istanbul
    Turkey
    November 17, 2023
    Finalist
  • The Richard Harris International Film Festival
    Limerick
    Ireland
    October 28, 2023
    Official Selection
  • Bratislava Film Festival
    Bratislava
    Slovakia
    July 3, 2024
    Official Selection
  • FestShortBerlin (The Berlin International film Festival)
    Berlin
    Germany
    December 18, 2023
    Official Selection
  • Stafford Film Festival
    Stafford
    United Kingdom
    January 20, 2024
    Winner
Director Biography

Bobby Roth was born and raised in Los Angeles. He studied philosophy and creative writing at UC Berkeley before graduating with a BA in Cinema from USC in 1972. He went on to film school at UCLA, where he received his MFA in Motion Picture Production in 1975. Since then he has directed more than one hundred episodes of television, twenty-five TV movies, and thirteen feature films. He was a founding member of the Independent Feature Project and the first Co-Chairman of the DGA’s Independent Feature Committee. His films have won countless awards and have been exhibited in hundreds of international film festivals. He also teaches film seminars throughout the world. With more than four decades of Hollywood film experience few Directors have accumulated such an iconic list of directing credits including: Miami Vice,Beverly Hills, 90210, Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman, Prison Break,Commander-In-Chief, Lost, Revenge, Greys Anatomy, Marvels Agents of Shield,Scorpion, Hawaii 5-0, Player and many more.

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Director Statement

When Russia illegally and unjustly invaded Ukraine, I wanted to help but didn’t initially know how to get involved. Then I heard that volunteers were needed to drive trucks across Europe and over the border into Ukraine. Without even thinking, I said yes. What began as just a way to get involved turned into a larger examination of empathy and what compels certain people to step wildly outside their comfort zones. Ultimately, this is a story about the intense human connections made between the Ukrainian soldiers fighting for their freedom and the international community who are helping them.