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 Chehnya’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.

Panorama Audience Award - Berlin International Film Festival

Amnesty International Film Prize, David France - Berlin International Film Festival

Teddy Jury Prize, Activist Award (Olga Baranova, David Isteev, Maxim Lapunov) - Berlin International Film Festival

Audience Award, Special Presentations - Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival

Documentary Film Editing Award, Tyler H. Walk - Sundance Film Festival

FIPRESCI Prize, International Competition - Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival