NYC PREMIERE Russian activist Anastasia Shevchenko comes to grips with the loss of her daughter after two years of house arrest for speaking out against the government. – Samah Ali

Courtesy of MTV Documentary Films

This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Director Sarah McCarthy. 

ANASTASIA also screens in the Meet the Press Film Festival program “When She Stands Her Ground,” Tuesday, Nov. 15 at 6:30 at Cinépolis Chelsea. Tickets available here.

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Director: Sarah McCarthy
Executive Producer: Sheila Nevins, George Chignell, Maria Logan, Andrew Ruhemann, Fiona Stourton
Producer: Sasha Odynova, Sarah McCarthy
Cinematographer: Denis Sinyakov
Editor: Jeanna Mortimer, Mark Keady
Language: Russian
Country: United Kingdom
Year: 2022
Publicist: Verdant Communications
US Distributor: MTV Documentary Films

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