Welcome to Chechnya
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Welcome to Chechnya |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2020 |
| length | 107 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | David France |
| script | David France, Tyler H. Walk |
| production | Alice Henty , Joy A. Tomchin, Askold Kurov, David France |
| music | Evgueni Galperine, Sacha Galperine |
| camera | Askold Kurov, Derek Wiesehahn |
| cut | Tyler H. Walk |
Welcome to Chechnya is an American documentary produced by Public Square Films in 2020 by director David France about the persecution of lesbians and gays in Chechnya .
action
The film follows a group of Russian LGBT activists who try to smuggle lesbians and gays out of Chechnya in order to enable them to leave Russia .
production
A particular difficulty of the film arose from the need to protect the identity of the interviewees portrayed. David France, the director of the film, did not want to use the usual techniques such as concealing facial features or filming in the dark, as these would also have masked the emotions of his interlocutors. Instead, visual effects were used.
The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival and was shown in the Panorama section of the Berlinale 2020 .
Awards
The film received the US Documentary Special Jury Award for Editing at the Sundance Film Festival .
As part of the Berlinale 2020 , the activists David Isteev, Olga Baranova and Maxim Lapunov portrayed in Welcome to Chechnya were awarded the Teddy Activist Award , which was presented for the first time in 2020 .
The film also won the Panorama Audience Award for best documentary film and the Amnesty International Film Award at the Berlinale 2020 .
Web links
- Official website of the film
- Welcome to Chechnya in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ This man must not exist. March 1, 2020, accessed March 10, 2020 .
- ^ Anne Thompson, Sundance 2020: How VFX Pulled 'Welcome to Chechnya' Out of the Shadows - Exclusive . IndieWire , January 22nd, 2020.
- ↑ Mike Fleming, Jr. HBO Documentary Films Lands Sundance-Bound 'Welcome To Chechnya', About Harsh Plight Of LGBTQ Community In Russian Republic . Deadline Hollywood , December 12, 2019.
- ↑ Welcome to Chechnya. Retrieved February 29, 2020 .
- ↑ The TEDDY ACTIVIST AWARD-Call for Nominations | #teddyaward. Retrieved on February 29, 2020 (German).
- ↑ The Panorama Audience Awards go to Otac (Father) and Welcome to Chechnya. In: berlinale.de. February 29, 2020, accessed February 29, 2020 .
- ↑ Prizes from independent juries. In: berlinale.de. Retrieved March 4, 2020 .