Process
Selection
Foundation of Medical Law and Bioethics of Ukraine and Insight selected Yuri to tell his story.
Filming
Filming by the Foundation of Medical Law and Bioethics of Ukraine.
Purpose
Training of grantees of the Law and Health Initiative of the Open Society Foundations Public Health Program.
Financing
Travel costs and time of Purple States producers were covered by the Open Society Foundations.
Editorial Control
The Open Society Foundations commissioned the training of its staff through a collaborative production of the video. Local staff specified the themes, selected the individual, and offered input on the final version of the piece.
Credits
Produced by Open Society Foundations and the Foundation of Medical Law and Bioethics, in collaboration with John Kennedy and Cinnamon Kennedy
Open Society Foundations: Law and Health Initiative - Yuri's story
Purple States helps tell the story of transgender rights in the Ukraine, working with Open Society Foundations Law and Health Initiative, Foundation of Medical Law and Bioethics of Ukraine, and Insight.