“We Are Here” finalist at the Smiley Charity Film Awards
The short film "We Are Here", which I shot in Odessa last summer and made together with Guy Dimenstein from Meet the Good Ones, is a finalist in the prestigious Smiley Charity Film Awards – the world's largest competition for films about charities and NGOs. I will be traveling to London together with Guy and his producer Mirjam to attend the award gala on March 20th at the Odeon Luxe Leicester Square. In addition to the juried prizes, there is also an audience award. Please cast your vote by midnight GMT on March 12th. Thanks!
Rick in Odessa
Rick travelled to Odessa, Ukraine from July 5-10, 2023 with three members of the aid organisation Berlin Odessa Express to deliver much-needed medical supplies and humanitarian aid to hospital and aid organisations in Odessa. Rick filmed the entire journey by van and trailer across Poland and Ukraine to Odessa, as well as all the deliveries and encounters with local partners in and around Odessa, and will release a short film on the YouTube Channel Meet the Good Ones in September. In the meantime, here's an Instagram Reel with some highlights from the deeply moving trip. Fortunately, Odessa has long been on