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  • Liev Schreiber Ukraine USAGM
  • June 19, 2022
  • Content Type Package
  • Language English
  • Transcript/Script English USAGM SHARE ((PL AYBOOK SLUG:TV Liev Schreiber - Ukraine - Vorozhko HEADLINE: American actor helps Ukraine, gets in touch with his heritage TEASER: The Russian invasion of Ukraine made a famous American actor and director, Liev Schreiber, deeply engaged in charity work and rediscover the Ukrainian part of his heritage. PUBLISHED AT: (DATE & TIME) 6/19/22 752a BYLINE: Tatiana Vorozhko CONTRIBUTOR: DATELINE: Washington, DC VIDEOGRAPHER: VIDEO EDITOR: Vladimir Sergueev SCRIPT EDITORS: KE; MPage VIDEO SOURCE (S): YouTube, Zoom, Instagram, provided by Live Schreiber PLATFORMS (mark with X): WEB __ TV __ RADIO __ TRT: 2:42 VID APPROVED BY: KE TYPE: TVPKG EDITOR NOTES: updates intro 6-12)) ((INTRO)) [[American actor and director Liev Schreiber says events in Ukraine didn’t impact him much before the Russian invasion. Due to the war, he became deeply involved in charity work and rediscovered the Ukrainian part of his heritage. VOA’s Tatiana Vorozhko reports.]] ((NARRATION)) ((Courtesy: YouTube/Warner Bros.)) "Everything Is Illuminated," directed by Liev Schreiber is the story of a young Jewish boy, who goes looking for the woman who saved his grandfather, living in Ukraine at the time, from the Nazis during World War 2. He discovered that film linked him with Ukraine in many people’s minds. ((:22 in trim the nats)) ((NATS)) ((Clip of the film)) ((Courtesy: YouTube/Warner Bros.)) ((Liev Schreiber, Actor, Co-founder BlueCheck Ukraine)) "When the war broke out, all my friends and colleagues would call me because they wanted to know how to support Ukraine. And because they assumed I was Ukrainian, that I would know, and I didn't have a good answer." ((NARRATION)) ((Courtesy: Twitter/ Liev Schreiber)) Just like the main's character of his movie, Schreiber's grandfather also came to the United States from Ukraine. ((Liev Schreiber, BlueCheck Ukraine)) “being a grandson of a Ukrainian immigrant, I kind of feel like America is a nation of grandchildren, you know. And I feel like we do owe a debt." ((NARRATION)) In March, Schreiber co-founded BlueCheck Ukraine. ((Is Live Schreiber It is a network that brings together the Ukraine-U.S. Foundation and the Lyudyanist=Humanity Project to help identify, vet and fund legitimate humanitarian organizations in Ukraine. ((NARRATION)) ((Courtesy: YouTube/ US-Ukraine Foundation)) Since March, BlueCheck Ukraine has begun supporting over a dozen Ukrainian relief organizations. They provide emergency medical care, food, mental health services, and direct cash assistance. They even find misplaced people. ((Liev Schreiber, BlueCheck Ukraine)) "I think they've rescued or evacuated over 20-thousand displaced women and children.” ((NARRATION)) ((Courtesy: YouTube/ Ukrainian House Davos)) Schreiber participated in Ukraine related events during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. ((Courtesy: Liev Schreiber/Instagram)) He traveled to Poland to work with Jose’ Andres World Central Kitchen. ((Courtesy: YouTube/U.S.-Ukraine Foundation ((NATS)) “We are crossing the border from Poland to Ukraine.” ((NARRATION)) Schreiber and his team also went to Lviv where they met with charity workers. It also allowed him to reconnect with his heritage. ((Liev Schreiber, BlueCheck Ukraine)) "I like that Ukrainian piece of me that was supportive and strong and resilient and courageous, and I want to identify with it.” ((NARRATION)) Schreiber believes that the Ukrainians will win and that they are on the right side of history. But he also believes they can’t win without the world’s support and attention. ((Tatiana Vorozhko, VOA Ukrainian, Washington, D.C.))
  • Transcript/Script USAGM SHARE ((PL AYBOOK SLUG:TV Liev Schreiber - Ukraine - Vorozhko HEADLINE: American actor helps Ukraine, gets in touch with his heritage TEASER: The Russian invasion of Ukraine made a famous American actor and director, Liev Schreiber, deeply engaged in charity work and rediscover the Ukrainian part of his heritage. PUBLISHED AT: (DATE & TIME) 6/19/22 752a BYLINE: Tatiana Vorozhko CONTRIBUTOR: DATELINE: Washington, DC VIDEOGRAPHER: VIDEO EDITOR: Vladimir Sergueev SCRIPT EDITORS: KE; MPage VIDEO SOURCE (S): YouTube, Zoom, Instagram, provided by Live Schreiber PLATFORMS (mark with X): WEB __ TV __ RADIO __ TRT: 2:42 VID APPROVED BY: KE TYPE: TVPKG EDITOR NOTES: updates intro 6-12)) ((INTRO)) [[American actor and director Liev Schreiber says events in Ukraine didn’t impact him much before the Russian invasion. Due to the war, he became deeply involved in charity work and rediscovered the Ukrainian part of his heritage. VOA’s Tatiana Vorozhko reports.]] ((NARRATION)) ((Courtesy: YouTube/Warner Bros.)) "Everything Is Illuminated," directed by Liev Schreiber is the story of a young Jewish boy, who goes looking for the woman who saved his grandfather, living in Ukraine at the time, from the Nazis during World War 2. He discovered that film linked him with Ukraine in many people’s minds. ((:22 in trim the nats)) ((NATS)) ((Clip of the film)) ((Courtesy: YouTube/Warner Bros.)) ((Liev Schreiber, Actor, Co-founder BlueCheck Ukraine)) "When the war broke out, all my friends and colleagues would call me because they wanted to know how to support Ukraine. And because they assumed I was Ukrainian, that I would know, and I didn't have a good answer." ((NARRATION)) ((Courtesy: Twitter/ Liev Schreiber)) Just like the main's character of his movie, Schreiber's grandfather also came to the United States from Ukraine. ((Liev Schreiber, BlueCheck Ukraine)) “being a grandson of a Ukrainian immigrant, I kind of feel like America is a nation of grandchildren, you know. And I feel like we do owe a debt." ((NARRATION)) In March, Schreiber co-founded BlueCheck Ukraine. ((Is Live Schreiber It is a network that brings together the Ukraine-U.S. Foundation and the Lyudyanist=Humanity Project to help identify, vet and fund legitimate humanitarian organizations in Ukraine. ((NARRATION)) ((Courtesy: YouTube/ US-Ukraine Foundation)) Since March, BlueCheck Ukraine has begun supporting over a dozen Ukrainian relief organizations. They provide emergency medical care, food, mental health services, and direct cash assistance. They even find misplaced people. ((Liev Schreiber, BlueCheck Ukraine)) "I think they've rescued or evacuated over 20-thousand displaced women and children.” ((NARRATION)) ((Courtesy: YouTube/ Ukrainian House Davos)) Schreiber participated in Ukraine related events during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. ((Courtesy: Liev Schreiber/Instagram)) He traveled to Poland to work with Jose’ Andres World Central Kitchen. ((Courtesy: YouTube/U.S.-Ukraine Foundation ((NATS)) “We are crossing the border from Poland to Ukraine.” ((NARRATION)) Schreiber and his team also went to Lviv where they met with charity workers. It also allowed him to reconnect with his heritage. ((Liev Schreiber, BlueCheck Ukraine)) "I like that Ukrainian piece of me that was supportive and strong and resilient and courageous, and I want to identify with it.” ((NARRATION)) Schreiber believes that the Ukrainians will win and that they are on the right side of history. But he also believes they can’t win without the world’s support and attention. ((Tatiana Vorozhko, VOA Ukrainian, Washington, D.C.))
  • NewsML Media Topics Arts, Culture, Entertainment and Media
  • Network VOA
  • Embargo Date June 19, 2022 10:44 EDT
  • Byline Tatiana Vorozhko
  • Brand / Language Service Voice of America
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