Interview and Video by Paige Mathieson, Written by Paige Mathieson
Director David France delivers a tragically compelling portrait of the injustices committed against the LGBTQ+ community in the Chechen Republic. As a wildly underreported crisis, this film brings to light the frequent dangers that exist for gay Chechens. “Welcome to Chechnya” is a story of humanity, the lengths that oppressive regimes will go to in squandering free love and the daunting efforts by activists to help the oppressed.
