Documentary on exiled Russian journalists premieres at Venice Film Festival

The short version

• Julia Loktev's documentary sequel 'My Undesirable Friends: Part 2 — Exile' debuted out of competition in the Venice Open strand at the Venice Film Festival.[Variety]
• The overall project spans nearly 12 hours across 10 chapters, capturing journalists after TV Rain was labeled an undesirable organization by the Kremlin and faced a police raid.[Variety]
• Loktev recorded the displaced journalists across cities including Istanbul, Amsterdam, Prague, and New York using an iPhone X.[Variety]

Key facts

• Julia Loktev's documentary sequel 'My Undesirable Friends: Part 2 — Exile' premiered out of competition at the Venice Film Festival.[Variety]
• The documentary project spans nearly 12 hours across 10 chapters.[Variety]
• The film follows journalists from independent outlet TV Rain, which was designated an undesirable organization by the Kremlin and faced an impending police raid.[Variety]
• Loktev filmed her subjects primarily with an iPhone X across Istanbul, Amsterdam, Prague, and New York.[Variety]

Sources

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• Venice: ‘My Undesirable Friends’ Director on Epic Documentary About Death of Press Freedom in Russia, How Putin’s Crackdown Is Warning for U.S.Variety metered