Moscow Pride '06
| Moscow Pride '06 | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Vladimir Ivanov |
| Produced by | Nikolai Alekseev |
| Starring |
Nikolai Alekseev Nikolai Baev Eugenia Debryanskaya Foreign gay activists: Peter Tatchell Louis-Georges Tin Briand Bedford Foreign politicians: Volker Beck Sophie In’t Veld Clémentine Autain |
| Music by | Desireless |
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Running time
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84 min. |
| Country | Russian Federation |
| Language | Russian; English |
| Budget | LGBT Human Rights Project Gayrussia.ru was the sponsor of the film |
Moscow Pride '06 is a documentary movie of the 2006 Gay pride parade in Moscow.
The documentary features the events that took place around the first Moscow Pride festival in Russia’s capital from May 25 to May 27, 2006.
Some focuses of the documentary include the Nordic festival, the Russian gay cultural contest, Merlin Holland’s lecture on his grandfather Oscar Wilde and the International Day Against Homophobia (IDAHO) first World Conference.
Moscow Pride '06 also focuses on the troubles around the Kremlin and Moscow City Hall when participants gathered to protest the ban of the Pride march as well as the Tverskoi District Court decision to uphold Mayor Yuri Luzhkov’s decision to ban the march.
The movie is left as a vivid testimony and accurate picture of what took place in Moscow for history.
The film is not on the internet and not available on DVD. A copy can be obtained from the Russian LGBT Human Rights Project Gayrussia.ru
The documentary was first screened during a private projection at the National Film Centre in Moscow where 60 guests gathered at the invitation of the film director and producer. German journalists from RTL Television and ZDF were among the guests.
After the first screening, protagonists of the movie and spectators declared:
Nikolai Alekseev, Moscow Pride Chief Organizer said: “We are proud because this movie is an important work that will stay in history. It’s the first long documentary that deals with LGBT issues which took place in Russia. This is a living testimony that will be distributed in Russia and abroad. I am happy to see that a new generation of activists has emerged. Conformism and passivism are now behind us. We managed to generate passion and hope this finds its way into the hearts of many LGBT people in Russia and to revive the spirit of activism.”
Vadimir Ivanov, the Film Director said: “I am very proud that I took part in this event”. Mr Ivanov was also celebrating the same day his 60th Birthday and 35 years of his career in the Russian film industry.
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