Russia celebrates feminist and LGBTQ films made by Israeli women
Get email notification for articles from Oron Shamir Follow Apr. 22, 2021 4:33 PM Russia’s film industry is experiencing contradictory news reports. On one hand, the authorities’ political persecution of the directors of the Artdocfest documentary film festival reached a new peak this month; the organizers were forced to cancel their film screenings in St. Petersburg and Moscow due to homophobia. But on the other hand, the Moscow International Film Festival will open today (Thursday) with plans to screen movies with explosive potential in the conservative country, including a major trib...
Source: haaretz.com