The Crime of Being Gay: The Stories of LGBTQ+ People Persecuted
Program
Opening Remarks by David France, director of the award-winning HBO documentary film Welcome to Chechnya, 2020 (Sundance and Berlin International Film Festivals, Oscar short-listed)
Screening of the most impactful scenes from Welcome to Chechnya
Discussion and Q&A
Discussion of the participants’ experiences, showcasing personal belongings tied to their ordeals
Moderator: Anna Narinskaya (journalist, literary critic, curator)
Participants: Maxim Lapunov and Rizvan Dadaev (survivors of torture in Chechnya)
Simultaneous Interpreter: Elena Cook
Exhibition: Viewing of the “Instruments of Torture” exhibit
Speeches
Mariana Katzarova, UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Russia
David Isteev, Head of the North Caucasus SOS Crisis Group
