WELCOME TO CHECHNYA

WELCOME TO CHECHNYA

2020 SHORT LIST: PRODUCING AWARD

Oscar-nominated filmmaker David France (How to Survive a Plague, DOC NYC 2012) delivers a suspenseful real-life thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat. Inspired by The New Yorker reporting of Masha Gessen, the film follows a courageous team of Russian activists who operate an underground railroad to help LGBTQ Chechens escape face death sentences. To protect the identity of escapees, the film employs a ground-breaking technology of face-masking with AI similar to that used in The Irishman. The film delivers “an emotional gut-punch and a technical wonder all at once” (Indiewire). (Courtesy of HBO Documentary Films/Music Box Films) 

Watch an exclusive pre-recorded Q&A with Director David France.

Director: David France, David France, David France
Executive Producer: Masha Gessen, Jess Search, Kevin Jennings, Neal Baer, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Alan Getz, Justin Mikita, Lekha Singh, Stan Tomchin, Masha Gessen, Jess Search, Kevin Jennings, Neal Baer, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Alan Getz, Justin Mikita, Lekha Singh, Stan Tomchin, Masha Gessen, Jess Search, Kevin Jennings, Neal Baer, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Alan Getz, Justin Mikita, Lekha Singh, Stan Tomchin
Producer: Alice Henty, Joy A. Tomchin, Askold Kurov, David France, Alice Henty, Joy A. Tomchin, Askold Kurov, David France, Alice Henty, Joy A. Tomchin, Askold Kurov, David France
Writer: David France, Tyler H. Walk, David France, Tyler H. Walk, David France, Tyler H. Walk
Cinematographer: Askold Kurov, Derek Wiesehahn, Askold Kurov, Derek Wiesehahn, Askold Kurov, Derek Wiesehahn
Editor: Tyler H. Walk, Tyler H. Walk, Tyler H. Walk
Music: Evgueni Galperine, Sacha Galperine, Evgueni Galperine, Sacha Galperine, Evgueni Galperine, Sacha Galperine
Language: Russian, English, Russian, English, Russian, English
Country: USA, USA, USA
Year: 2020
US Distributor: Music Box Films
Sales Agent: Public Square Films