Mission Documentary

11MIN

Availability ended 6/15/2023 EDT
Mission Documentary: Interview with Refugee Jerusalem Marathon Winner, Valentyna Veretska and her daughter, Alisa
It is hard to imagine leaving everything you knew behind because your basic rights were no more. Valentyna and her daughter, Alisa, shared their heroic journey as Ukranian refugees. Valentyna won the Jerusalem marathon just two weeks after February 24th, 2022, borrowing shoes and leaving her daughter in a brand new country while she flew to Israel to do so and to survive. Their tug to continue to help their hometown of Mykolaiv yet run for safety is utterly heartbreaking, yet unrelentingly brave. My documentary goals was and is to tell one story, help one family and continue to try to help them and tell their story amongst the millions of shattered lives. Dreams are shattered and forced to be reborn. This is their story and the start to their life as refugees.

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Directed by Gabrielle Rose O'Neill

Written by Gabrielle Rose O'Neill
(poem written by Julia O'Neill)

Produced by Gabrielle Rose O'Neill

Cast Valentyna Veretska
Alisa Veretska
Gabrielle Rose O'Neill poem written by Julia O'Neill

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