We filmed the music video for “Love Is All We Got” at the end of October 2021. We, Lithuanians, have a painful collective memory and it kept whispering that the tension and disturbance in the world was rising. But not even in the worst nightmare could we dream of a war starting in it’s roughest form. While editing the video now we added additional images of people gatherings, support and protest activities from Lithuania and around the world. It is important for Ukrainian people to see us all who see, feel and support.
Blooming flowers symbolise hope and desire for peace. After all, flowers can break through concrete - such a superpower of life lies within the spirit of Ukrainians while fighting the invader. The dominating green color in the music video encodes revival, birth, and also prompts to stride forth and commit actions firmly.
Looking back at Lithuanian history, we remember experiencing Russia’s regime aggression multiple times. We were being occupied, exiled, killed. Each family has living memories of it. So how did we survive? We are guessing it was because of love. Because of big love for our families, children, mothers, fathers, and our country. Our nation like no other deeply understands and supports Ukraine. Putin's war against Ukraine is a war against humanity. We wish for it to end.
We express enormous support for Ukrainian band “Go_A”, with whom we established a warm friendship in Rotterdam, during “Eurovision”. We were discussing a collaboration and “Love Is All We Got” was one of the options. However, our intentions and plans were terminated by Russia’s invasion into Ukraine. “Go_A” recently wrote that they temporarily pause their music activity because of the war. All members of the band remained in their homeland. We want to believe the war ends as soon as possible, and we can write music and make the collaboration happen.
We admire people’s consolidation in Ukraine’s exhausting fight against the aggressor. Each contributes as much as they can and comprehends at a time. We, as THE ROOP, support Ukraine by financial donations, and we gave away all of our remaining merchandise - warm sweatshirts for adults and children. In addition, we constantly share relevant information on social media. Now we decided to contribute using our primary work - music. All of the funds collected for streaming of this song on all platforms in 2022 will be used to support Ukraine. Music can contribute to the idea of a better world, and spread beyond borders and nations.
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Director
INDRĖ JUŠKUTĖ
Director of Photography
ADOMAS JABLONSKIS
Producer
LAURA VRUBLIAUSKAITĖ
Costume Designer
MANTAS BARTKUS
Head of Make-up and Hair
RŪTA PADVELSKYTĖ
Gaffer
VITALIJ KUTKO
Focus Puller
ROBERTAS PILECKAS
Production manager
VIKTORIJA AKAVICKAITĖ
Color grading
ADOVISUALS
Assistant Editor
REGIS PRANAITIS
Motion Control Operator
MATAS JURGINIS
Motion Control Assistant
MIGLĖ KRIAUČIŪNAITĖ
Key grip
MAREK KORVIN PETROVSKIJ
Grip
DARIUS BRUKSTAITIS
Light board operator
MYKOLAS LECKAS
Lighting Technicians
ALEKSANDR REVENKO
DANIEL MACKANEC
Rigger
GEDINIMAS LEKAVIČIUS
Best boy
VIDMANTAS KRALIKAUSKAS
Spark
MODESTAS LIDEIKIS
Lighting Assistant
DARIUS JUKNEVIČIUS
Special Effects
JAROSLAV CAPLIN
Behind the scenes Photographer
JURGA URBONAITĖ
Behind the scenes Videographer
EITVYDAS KOČIŪNAS
Stills Photographers
AUDRIUS SOLOMINAS
ROBERTAS DASKEVIČIUS
Making Wardrobe
KOTRYNA ARMONAITĖ-URMANAVIČIENĖ
Production assistants
VITALIS VERBUS
KAROLINA ČESOKAITĖ
Unit Manager
LEONID RADZEVIČ
Extras
PETRAS ŠIMONIS
JONAS GRICIUS
ILONA MALINAUSKIENĖ
ROMAN MALINAUSKAS
GELMĖ GODLIJEVSKA
IEVA ŠLUŠNYTĖ
UGNĖ LUČAUSKAITĖ
BEATRIČĖ MAŽINTAITĖ
RASA MARTUTAITYTĖ
VIKTORIJA IVANOVA
ŠARŪNAS BUTKUS
KONSTANCIJA GIEDRIKAITĖ
"LOVE IS ALL WE GOT" written by
VAIDOTAS VALIUKEVIČIUS
ROBERTAS BARANAUSKAS
MANTAS BANIŠAUSKAS
LAISVŪNAS ČERNOVAS
Special thanks
DEIMANTĖ LITVINAITĖ
UAB VEGANIŠKI PRODUKTAI VEGGo shop
UAB Holiganas
UAB ARCLIGHTS
Viktoras Spartakas Jugaj
UAB KINO STUDIJA
Martynas Mickėnas
Modestas Sutkus
UAB MANO DISCO
UAB CINESKOPE RENTAL
Ingrida Badarė
UAB UNIT.LT
UAB IMUNIS
Artiom Grigorian
MB DRAMISTĖS
Aistė Litvinaitė-Jablonskienė
UAB VSV Consulting
UAB CREATIVE INDUSTRIES
WARNER MUSIC BALTICS
Stock footage
SHUTTERSTOCK
News footage
EURONEWS
GLOBAL NEWS
NBC NEWS
15 min.
LRT Lietuvos nacionalinis radijas ir televizija
