“Welcome to Chechnya further establishes David France as America’s foremost documentarian on LGBTQ issues.”
— Guy Lodge,
ABOUT THE FILM
LONG SYNOPSIS
From Academy Award®-nominated director David France (How to Survive a Plague, The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson) comes WELCOME TO CHECHNYA, a powerful and eye-opening documentary about a group of activists risking their lives to confront the ongoing anti-LGBTQ persecution in the repressive and closed Russian republic of Chechnya.
With unfettered access and a commitment to protecting anonymity, this documentary exposes Chechnya’s underreported atrocities while highlighting a group of people who are confronting brutality head-on. The film follows these LGBTQ activists as they work undercover to rescue victims and provide them with safe houses and visa assistance to escape persecution.
Director David France
Writers David France, Tyler H. Walk
Producers Alice Henty, Joy A. Tomchin, Askold Kurov, David France
Executive Producers Joy A. Tomchin, Kevin Jennings, Neal Baer, Masha Gessen, Jonathan Logan, Jess Search, Lekha Singh, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Alan Getz, Justin Mikita, Stan Tomchin, Nancy Abraham, Lisa Heller
Co-Executive Producers Jon Murray, Harvey Reese, Ted Snowdon, Duffy Violante
Co-Producers Igor Myokotin, Tyler H. Walk
Editor Tyler H. Walk
Cinematographers Askold Kurov, Derek Wiesehahn
Music Evgueni Galperine, Sacha Galperine
Cast David Isteev, Olga Baranova, Maxim Lapunov
FESTIVALS
2020: Sundance (World Premiere), Berlin (International Premiere)
AWARDS
U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Editing: Tyler H. Walk (Sundance), Panorama Audience Award for Best Documentary (Berlin), Teddy ACTIVIST Award (Berlin)
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EXHIBITION FORMATS
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