Meet the Team

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    Colby Barrett, JD, PE

    PRODUCER, EXEC. PRODUCER

    Colby Barrett is an entrepreneur, filmmaker, and former U.S. Marine Corps Captain who led infantry and scout/sniper platoons in the Pacific Rim and Middle East. 

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    Charlie Sadoff

    PRODUCER

    Charlie Sadoff is a producer, director, and editor whose most recent film Against All Enemies premiered to critical acclaim at the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival.

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    Yaroslav Lodygin

    DIRECTOR

    Yaroslav Lodygin is a Ukrainian film director, producer, and screenwriter best known for his award-winning debut feature, The Wild Fields (2018). 

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    Anna Shvetsova

    EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

    Anna Shvetsova is the Chief Operating Officer of the Ukraine Freedom Project and has held COO roles in digital marketing and Ukrainian startups. Raised near the Russian border, she frequently visits the front lines, has engaged with nearly 100 Congressional offices as an expert on U.S. policy in Ukraine.

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    Steven E. Moore

    EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

    Former chief of staff in the U.S. House of Representatives who has spent most of his time in Ukraine since day five of the war. He leads the Ukraine Freedom Project (UFP), which has delivered 250 tons of food, medical supplies, body armor, and other critical aid to the front.

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