Unknown Horizons
Slava Ukraini (2024)

Starring
Aubrey Mathis
Andy Axon
Denys Romochuskyy
Spyke O'Hanlin

Follow the eye-opening and world changing journey of Spyke O'Hanlin, a first time, disabled traveller from the UK who ultimately finds himself on a humanitarian mission delivering aid into war-torn Ukraine in April, 2022. Teaming up with American English teacher and resident of Slovakia, Aubrey Mathis, together they journey into Ukraine to deliver their Skoda full of food to Andy and Denys, two members of a larger, independent relief effort operating solely in Ukraine.

During their mission they uncover and investigate harrowing truths about corrupt foreign aid organisations, discover dark secrets about political parties and corrupt officials and experience the realities of war and Russian aggression.

Director’s Statement —
Unknown Horizons

Unknown Horizons was never meant to exist.

The project began spontaneously during my first ever trip outside the United Kingdom — a journey to Bratislava, where I was originally filming a travel documentary. There was no structured narrative plan, no shot list, no pre-written arc. I simply filmed everything I could. Streets. Conversations. Light. Movement. Silence. I documented the experience instinctively, without knowing what the story would be.

It was only in post-production that the real challenge emerged: how do you carve meaning from chaos?

The footage was a mosaic of moments — disconnected on the surface, yet emotionally charged beneath it. The process became less about assembling clips and more about discovering a narrative hidden within them. Unknown Horizons is the result of that excavation. It is proof that story does not always begin with structure — sometimes it reveals itself through patience, perspective, and trust in the edit.

This film represents my ability to transform raw, unplanned material into a cohesive, emotionally resonant piece of cinema — one that went on to receive international recognition. It stands as a reminder that powerful storytelling is not about perfect conditions; it’s about seeing the shape of something before anyone else does.

Sometimes the horizon is unknown because it hasn’t been written yet.