Lisbon-based animation studio Olga pays tribute to the resilience of the Ukrainian people in the face of ongoing tragedy with this beautifully choreographed CG interpretation of the country’s flag.

Inês Decq Motta, account manager at Olga: “The idea for this piece was planned as soon as the war in Ukraine was confirmed. It was however, after a request from the magazine GQ Portugal to create a message in the form of a tribute to the Ukrainian people that we decided to carry out the project.

“At a creative level, the greatest difficulty of such a sensitive subject is always how to honor the event itself in a prudent, conscious way, not using the obvious bloody, scary and, destructive scenarios.
 

“We took the flag as the ultimate symbol of representation of a nation, humanizing the fabric and making it somewhat vulnerable but invincible when it proves firm and untouchable in the end.”

 
“We wanted to show all our affection and support in the best way we can to all of those who fight daily for their families, their households, and for their country.

“We took the flag as the ultimate symbol of representation of a nation, humanizing the fabric and making it somewhat vulnerable but invincible when it proves firm and untouchable in the end.

“Making any kind of political statement is always such a complex and frightening thing, especially for small studios like us, that we tend to run away from them. But not this time. Within the universe of what is within our power, we decided to risk giving encouragement to all those involved in this inhumane situation.

“On a technical level, putting this very complex concept into practice without resorting to simulations of obvious behaviours is a challenge that puts skills and theories into practice in a challenging way, and turns out to be quite satisfying when the result is something we are proud of.”
 
 

 
Client: GQ Portugal

Production: Olga Studio

Music/sound design: Olga Studio