PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa. – "My Beautiful Ukraine" is a very colorful documentary film with incredible scenery, from amazing poppy and daisy fields of the lowlands to the majestic Carpathian Mountains. The 25-minute film was released earlier this year as a fund-raiser for the United Orphaned Children’s Fund of Pennsylvania (UOCFP), advocates for Ukraine’s orphans.

Viewers of the film can join Olia Klenus Vetterlein, a native of Ukraine, as she travels around the Ternopil Oblast and then to the very heart of Ukraine. The spirited music of Ukraine provides a fitting soundtrack.

‘Take a wonderful journey with me," Ms. Vetterlein says on the DVD cover. And the promise of that statement is evident as viewers travel from the peaceful countryside to the hustle and bustle of the capital city of Kyiv. Along the way, they learn a little bit about the history, mythology and fascinating culture of the very hospitable Ukrainian people.

One of the purposes of this film is to help promote tourism to Ukraine, added Ms. Vetterlein’s husband, Steve, who was editor of the movie.

"My Beautiful Ukraine" is the creation of two ordinary people, without the help or backing of any sponsors or major funding.

"We started a small film production company, with the hopes that someday we can work on other documentary film projects with a budget much larger than what we had in our own pockets for this film,"explained Mr. Vetterlein. The movie was filmed entirely in Ukraine, with Ms. Vetterlein narrating in English.

This is not your typical travel movie, well-financed with lavishly produced scenes, nor is it one filled with many major historical sites. Instead it is a simple glimpse into the landscape and how things really are in today’s Ukraine.

The DVD is available for $18.00 (plus $3.00 shipping) on the web site www.uocfp.org, or from the production studio: Seabreeze Productions, 614 Treaty Road, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462.

For every DVD sold, $10.00 (was $5.00) will go towards the UOCFP’s Humanitarian Fund. The balance covers the expenses to make the DVD; production, printing, packaging and marketing.

For further information readers may e-mail: questions@seabreeze-productions.com or: staff@uocfp.org

* Article from the "Ukrainian Weekly" newspaper, Sunday, December 23 ^rd , 2007.